- (a) The FERCCA allows OPM, in its sole discretion, to reimburse you for necessary and reasonable expenses you actually incurred while pursuing a legal or administrative remedy of your qualifying retirement coverage error.
- (b) Necessary and reasonable expenses include actual amounts paid for attorney fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and other litigation expenses.
- (c) You may not receive reimbursement under this section if you received a monetary award that compensated you for your litigation expenses.
- (d) You must support your request for reimbursement with evidence that supports your claim.
(e) In determining what is a necessary and reasonable expense, OPM will consider:
- (1) The type and amount of the expense;
- (2) The circumstances that gave rise to the expense; and
- (3) Whether the expense is directly related to litigation concerning a retirement coverage error.