5 CFR § 839.1206 - How do I submit a claim under this subpart?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s839.1206"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 839.1206 - How do I submit a claim under this subpart?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "839.1206"
section_name: "How do I submit a claim under this subpart?"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "839"
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# 839.1206 How do I submit a claim under this subpart?
(a) No specific form is required. Your request must be in writing and contain the following information:
(1) It must describe the basis for the claim and state the dollar amount you seek to receive;
(2) It must include your name, address, and telephone number;
(3) It must include the name, address, and telephone number of your current or last employer;
(4) It must be signed by you; and
(5) It must include any information you believe OPM should consider, such as cancelled checks or other evidence of amounts you paid.
(b) Send your claim to: Office of Personnel Management, Retirement and Insurance Service, ATTN: FC Section, Washington, DC 20415-3200