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Pre-Retirement

Questions and answers

Yes, FERCCA does not give you a choice about your retirement plan if—

Your agency corrected your records to FERS when it discovered an error and you later separated and took a refund of all FERS retirement deductions, or

You belonged in FERS and your agency corrected your records when it discovered the error and you chose to withdraw your TSP contributions, or

You received a payment ordered by a court or provided as settlement of a claim for losses resulting from a retirement coverage error, unless you repay the amount you received or OPM waives repayment.

You also do not have a choice about your retirement coverage if—

You are in:

You belong in:

Your coverage must be corrected to:

CSRS

CSRS Offset

CSRS Offset

CSRS Offset

CSRS

CSRS Social Security Only

CSRS

CSRS Social Security Only

CSRS Offset

CSRS Offset Social Security Only

FERS

FERS

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