{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-841.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 841.202","heading":"Applications required.","body":"(a) No benefit is payable under FERS, until after the claimant has applied for the benefit in the form prescribed by OPM.\n(b) An employee, Member, or survivor may exercise any option or make any election authorized by FERS only in the form prescribed by OPM.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 841—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","Subpart B—Applications for 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":"a56c5a81327dc6594cd27625efeb52adfbb5f56d1922aece2967b65eef8e5bbe","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-841.201","next":"us/5-cfr-841.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}