Determine Credit Service Flashcards
Factors to use when determining creditable retirement service?
- complete creditable service history
- payment of a depositor redeposit
- waiving military retirement or payment of a military deposit
(SCD) service computation date
Appears in leave or earnings statement or Standard Form 50 or Notification of Personnel Action reflects your leave accrual may be different from you RETIREMENT SCD.
How to find your retirement SCD?
Request a retirement estimate from your HR Human Resource office.
Important that you request this review, before OPM processes your retirement claim. Benefits computed by OPM should match the estimate provided by your agency.
Types of service creditable under CSRS and FERS.
LWOP- leave without pay, suspension,furlough, absence without leave, or time while receiving workers compensation. (Credit typically not allowed for periods exceeding 6 months)
Intermittent, seasonal, and while actually employed (WAE) - credit is given for actual time worked.
Breaks in service for up to 3 days
Period of absence to perform military service, military service and LWOP from a civilian position and may be creditable subject to the payment of a military service deposit.
