5 C.F.R. § 831.643

Time for filing applications for death benefits

Read at: eCFRecfr.gov CornellLII GovInfogovinfo.gov CasesGoogle Scholar

(a) A survivor of a deceased employee, Member, or retiree, may file an application for annuity, personally or through a representative, at any time within 30 years after the death of the employee, Member, or retiree.

(b) A former spouse claiming eligibility for an annuity based on § 831.683 may file an application at any time between November 8, 1984 and May 7, 1989. Within this period, the date that the first correspondence indicating a desire to file a claim is received by OPM will be treated as the application date for meeting timeliness deadlines and determining the commencing date of the survivor annuity under § 831.683 if the former spouse is eligible on that date.

[55 FR 9102, Mar. 12, 1990, as amended at 58 FR 52881, Oct. 13, 1993. Redesignated at 58 FR 52882, Oct. 13, 1993]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: Christine Varad v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt. (MSPB 2024).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Christine Varad v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt. (MSPB 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 8345 (i)(2); 5 C.F.R. § 831.643 (a). Here, the appellant’s father, the Federal annuitant, passed away on December 11, 1975; thus, her application for survivor benefits was due not later than December 11, 2005.”

Est. of Cox v. Off. of Pers. Mgmt., 208 F. App'x 844 (Fed. Cir. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 8345 (e), 8331(H), 1 5 C.F.R. § 831.643 , and our decision in Davis v.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.