CSRS Discontinued Service Retirement
Discontinued Service Retirement Because of an Involuntary Separation
The term "involuntary separation" means any separation
against the will and without the consent of the employee, other than "for cause"
for misconduct or delinquency. The most common cause of an involuntary
separation is a reduction in force (RIF). Employees who decline reasonable
offers of other positions are not eligible for discontinued service
annuities.
A "reasonable offer" is defined as the offer of another
position in your agency and commuting area for which you are qualified and which
is no more than two grades or pay levels below your current grade or pay
level.
"Commuting area" means the geographic area that usually
constitutes one area for employment purposes. It includes any population center
(or two or more neighboring ones) and the surrounding localities in which people
live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily in their
usual employment.
If your agency makes you an offer of reassignment to another position at the
same grade and pay in the same commuting area or to another position no more
than two grades below your current position and you choose to decline such an
offer and resign, you will not qualify for discontinued service retirement.
In addition, if your agency separates you by adverse action procedures for
not complying with the directed reassignment order, your separation would not be
qualifying for discontinued service.
Source: OPM RI 83-6
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