{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.215","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.215","heading":"May I make a retirement coverage election under the FERCCA if I received a payment as settlement of my claim for losses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?","body":"You can make a retirement coverage election under the FERCCA if OPM waives repayment of the entire amount under § 839.1202. If OPM does not waive the entire repayment, you must pay back the amount that OPM did not waive.","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 B—Eligibility"],"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":"5a432ad577b43141e3d0686256100de515498b0220de684b30626988bfaf0d04","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.214","next":"us/5-cfr-839.221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}