Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8453 Application
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 84 — FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER V — DISABILITY BENEFITS › § 8453
Summary
File a claim with the Office before you leave your job or within 1 year after you leave. If you were mentally unable at separation, you have 1 year after you regain competence or after a guardian or legal representative is appointed, whichever is earlier.
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.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 8453
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102