Q. I medically retired from the Postal Service in 2003 and received 100 percent total and permanent disability from the VA the same year. Post office retirement is under CSRS and I failed to do the military payback for two years, nine months of service. I have 12 years employment under Social Security and my wife has none. I will be 62 in four months and have received notice from OPM that my CSRS annuity will probably be reduced when I become eligible for Social Security benefits. I have received vast amounts of conflicting information from people that I suspect have…
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Q. I am currently a 29+ year federal employee with the Department of Transportation who worked for the Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command in Washington, D.C., from May 1980 until November 1984. I then left the government for 14 months and returned to a different agency within the Department of the Navy in January 1986. I was under the CSRS during the 4 1/2 years I worked for Military Sealift Command. Because I had less than five years under CSRS, and had a break in service over one year, I requested and received a refund of excess CSRS…
Q. I worked for the Social Security Administration for 28 1/2 years under CSRS and took early retirement at age 50 (three months shy of my 51st birthday) on Aug. 31, 2007. Recently, a position opened up. The job was classified as a temporary position Oct. 25, to Dec. 5 as a GS-4 employee (three paychecks). The position was opened since the current employee was going on leave. I was asked to apply since I had the background working in this area. However, how does this affect my CSRS pension if I were to be rehired three years after retiring…
Q. I am a fairly new employee under FERS, retired military of 23.5 years. I did not buy back my military time after researching; it seemed like a rip-off. Understanding this, my question is this, “When I reach retirement age and actually retire, it’s my understanding that I will be entitled to my FERS (consisting of full Social Security entitlements, TSP, and the FERS annuity) also my current military retirement that I am receiving. I have not yet filed a VA service compensation claim so I might be able to factor that in as well. I get confused when some…
Q. If someone retired on both a FERS disability retirement, as well as a disability retirement from Social Security — and then has the SSA (after 17 years) stop his benefits by claiming that he was now able to return to gainful employment — would that person then have his monthly FERS benefit increase? The person in question was receiving about $1,700 monthly from the SSA and $700 monthly from FERS. If his monthly FERS benefit would now increase — could you give me an idea by approximately how much? A. While I cannot give you a dollar amount, I can give you the…
Q. My father has been receiving VA compensation (50 percent) for injuries he received while in the Army. He retired from DoD in 2002 as a CSRS offset and receives retirement pay for that. His VA compensation injuries have gotten worse and he is going to ask to be re-evaluated by the VA. Does his compensation from the VA affect his CSRS retirement or is there an offset because I know that his Social Security will be offset when he reaches 62. A. His VA compensation will have no affect on his CSRS annuity. However, as you pointed out, because…
Q. I am a 47-year old female and will be applying for a Social Security disability. I have always worked at a job where Social Security taxes were taken out, so I assume I will not be effected by the Windfall Elimination Provision. I have worked for the Postal Service since 1997 and am covered by FERS. My Social Security earnings record starts in 1978. How will my annuity effect my Social Security disability? I am confused with all the formulas and rules. A. If you are approved for FERS disability retirement and a Social Security disability benefit, for the first…
Q. I am retiring on Sept. 30. I am 55 years old with 34 1/4 years of employment, including my military time. I paid back my military contribution. In a retirement class we were told that when we turn 62 that the feds will reduce our CSRS retirement by the amount of Social Security we are entitled to. I thought that only applied if you paid into Social Security as a government employee. I earned my 40 points outside of federal employment. I was also wondering about the military payback. I got hit for my Desert Storm service of nine…
Q. I am 64 years of age and in CSRS. I also have four years of military time, which is being calculated into my retirement time with the federal government. I requested my retirement package that I am completing today and have scheduled an appointment to have my retirement interview. My greatest concerns I have are: Will I have to repay my four years of military time back to CSRS or will they reduce my benefits if I don’t? And, if they reduce my benefits, for how long is the reduction to take place? I am reading all of the…
Q. I have been retired (CSRS) for more than 15 years. Because I had enough quarters from moonlighting as a teacher, I also collect Social Security with the windfall reduction. Since retirement I have worked as an educator and may soon reach 30 years of substantial contributions to SSA. My questions are, upon reaching this 30-year milestone: 1. What impact, if any, will it have on my CSRS retirement payments? 2. What impact, if any, will it have on the SSA payments made to me? 3. How will this affect survivor benefits? A. Having 30 years of substantial earnings under…