{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1651.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1651.15","heading":"Claims referred to the Board.","body":"(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.\n(b) Payment deferred. No payment will be made until the Board has resolved the claim.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1651—DEATH BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"d0469daec9c82cba63c73014a97087aa8a06a1313876e33a24298215e2b73db2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1651.14","next":"us/5-cfr-1651.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}