5 CFR 839.1203
§ 839.1203 Can OPM compensate me for my losses if I did not take any legal action against my employer, but did incur some expenses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 839.1203, § 839.1203 Can OPM compensate me for my losses if I did not take any legal action against my employer, but did incur some expenses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8169
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(a) The FERCCA allows OPM, in its sole discretion, to compensate you for a monetary loss that is a direct and proximate result of your retirement coverage error.
(b) Monetary losses include payments of additional Social Security taxes, payment of additional retirement deductions, and other out-of-pocket expenses that you incurred because of a retirement coverage error.
(c) You must substantiate your claim for losses with any evidence that supports your request.
(d) OPM cannot pay you for:
(1) Claimed losses related to forgone contributions and earnings under the TSP, other than lost earnings on make-up contributions to the TSP as provided in subpart J of this part; and
(2) Claimed losses related to any other investment opportunities.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.