5 CFR § 1651.15 - Claims referred to the Board.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1651.15"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 1651.15 - Claims referred to the Board."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1651.15"
section_name: "Claims referred to the Board."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1651"
part_name: "DEATH BENEFITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 8424(d), 8432d, 8432(j), 8433(e), 8435(c)(2), 8474(b)(5) and 8474(c)(1)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32429, June 13, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1651"
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# 1651.15 Claims referred to the Board.

(a) *Contested claims.* Any challenge to a proposed death benefit payment must be filed in writing with the TSP record keeper before payment. All contested claims will be referred to the Board. The Board may also consider issues on its own.

(b) *Payment deferred.* No payment will be made until the Board has resolved the claim.