Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?
5 C.F.R. § 839.1122
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01You may still elect CSRS Offset if otherwise eligible. OPM will collect the amount of the one-time death benefit from any survivor benefits that are payable.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
