{"id":25493,"date":"2023-05-10T13:38:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/10\/how-a-fers-disability-benefit-is-recalculated-when-a-retiree-turns-62\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:01:02","slug":"how-a-fers-disability-benefit-is-recalculated-when-a-retiree-turns-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2023\/05\/10\/how-a-fers-disability-benefit-is-recalculated-when-a-retiree-turns-62\/","title":{"rendered":"How a FERS disability benefit is recalculated when a retiree turns 62"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI turned 62 yrs old in January, and I have been waiting for my annuity amount to increase. Instead I got an 80% deduction in my annuity amount. I have a combined 24yrs + 5 months yrs of service\/time on disability retirement. My disability claim from Social Security was denied and I never got Social Security disability benefits. What kind of benefits am I supposed to get now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is the procedure used when a FERS disability retiree reaches age 62: Your FERS disability benefit would be recomputed. An artificial retirement benefit would then be calculated as if you had worked to age 62. Therefore, actual service would be added to the time spent on the disability rolls to age 62. The total time would then be multiplied by 1.1 percent. The total percentage amount would be multiplied by your high-3 salary at the onset of your disability, increased by all FERS cost-of-living adjustments payable from that time to age 62. As a rule, the amount you receive after the conversion should be close to what you were receiving as a disability retiree. Since I have no idea why your annuity was reduced, you\u2019ll have to check with OPM.<\/p>\n\n\n\t