5 CFR § 839.1122 - Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?

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title: "5 CFR § 839.1122 - Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "839.1122"
section_name: "Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "839"
part_name: "CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 839.1122 Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?

You may still elect CSRS Offset if otherwise eligible. OPM will collect the amount of the one-time death benefit from any survivor benefits that are payable.