[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR831.103]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 831_RETIREMENT--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A_Administration and General Provisions
 
Sec.  831.103  Evidence.

    (a) Standard Form 2806 (Individual Retirement Record) is the basic 
record for action on all claims for annuity or refund, and those 
pertaining to deceased employees, deceased Members, or deceased 
annuitants.

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    (b) When the records of the department or agency concerned are lost, 
destroyed, or incomplete, the department or agency shall request the 
General Accounting Office, through OPM, to furnish the data that it 
considers necessary for a proper determination of the rights of the 
claimant. When an official record cannot develop the required 
information, the department, agency, or OPM should request inferior or 
secondary evidence which is then admissible.