{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.1203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.1203","heading":"Can OPM compensate me for my losses if I did not take any legal action against my employer, but did incur some expenses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?","body":"(a) The FERCCA allows OPM, in its sole discretion, to compensate you for a monetary loss that is a direct and proximate result of your retirement coverage error.\n(b) Monetary losses include payments of additional Social Security taxes, payment of additional retirement deductions, and other out-of-pocket expenses that you incurred because of a retirement coverage error.\n(c) You must substantiate your claim for losses with any evidence that supports your request.\n(d) OPM cannot pay you for:\n(1) Claimed losses related to forgone contributions and earnings under the TSP, other than lost earnings on make-up contributions to the TSP as provided in subpart J of this part; and\n(2) Claimed losses related to any other investment opportunities.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart L—Discretionary Actions by OPM"],"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":"859afa568d7040086f1f6904f2e63c26ce4bfd2fbe042fc08c97e792f36c14a4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.1202","next":"us/5-cfr-839.1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}