Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§8453 Application

Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart G— Insurance and Annuities › Chapter 84— FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter V— DISABILITY BENEFITS › § 8453

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

To have a claim allowed here, an employee or Member must file an application with the Office before leaving service or within 1 year after leaving. If the person was mentally incompetent when they left or became so within that year, the Office can waive the time limit and the application must be filed within 1 year after they regain competence or after a fiduciary (guardian) is appointed, whichever comes first.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §8453

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

A claim may be allowed under this subchapter only if application is filed with the Office before the employee or Member is separated from the service or within 1 year thereafter. This time limitation may be waived by the Office for an employee or Member who, at the date of separation from service or within 1 year thereafter, is mentally incompetent if the application is filed with the Office within 1 year from the date of restoration of the employee or Member to competency or the appointment of a fiduciary, whichever is earlier.

Reference

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 8453

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60