{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-339.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 339.201","heading":"Disqualification by OPM.","body":"OPM must review and decide upon an agency's request to pass over a candidate, who is a preference eligible, on medical grounds pursuant to § 339.306. OPM may deny an applicant employment by reason of physical or mental unfitness for the position for which he or she has applied. An OPM decision under this section or § 339.306 is separate and distinct from a determination of disability pursuant to statutory provisions for disability retirement under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 339—MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS","Subpart B—Medical Standards, Physical Requirements, and Medical Evaluation Programs"],"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":"a368673e81bd49e1de6dbf581f2d05c9b99f912aa52da1de41dfa58357be2b97","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-339.104","next":"us/5-cfr-339.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}