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• Most Federal Beneficiary Forms

Federal Employees Government Life Insurance

• Generally
• Beneficiary Designation Form: SF 2823
• Assignment: RI 76-10
• Claim Upon Death Form: FE-6 (Death of an employee)
• Claim Upon Death Form: FE-6 DEP (Death of spouse or child)
• Living Benefit Claim Form: No PDF Form - Must Be Requested

Thrift Savings Plan

• Generally
• Beneficiary Designations - Now Done Through Your TSP Portal
• TSP Power of Attorney Upload Portal
• Claim Upon Death - Review These Options

Unpaid Compensation and Accrued Leave

• Generally
• Beneficiary Designation Form: SF 1152
• Claim Upon Death Form: SF 1153

Civil Service Retirement System

• Generally
• Representative Payee Form: RI 20-7
• Beneficiary Designation Form: SF 2808
• Claim Upon Death Form: SF 2800

Federal Employee Retirement System

• Generally
• Representative Payee Form: RI 20-7
• Beneficiary Designation Form: SF 3102
• Claim Upon Death Form: SF 3104

Death Gratuity Payment

• Generally
• Beneficiary Designation Form: CA-40
• Claim Upon Death Form: CA-41

Foreign Service Retirement System

• Generally
• Beneficiary Designation Form: DS-5002
• Claim Upon Death Form: DS-5022A

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance

If you are in the Navy, Air Force or Army:

• You no longer need to use the SGLV 8286 to update your SGLI beneficiary. You can now manage your SGLI coverage using the SGLI Online Enrollment System (SOES). SOES allows Servicemembers with full-time SGLI coverage to make easy changes to life insurance coverage and beneficiary information without completing a paper form.

If you are in any other uniformed service:

• SGLI Election and Certificate Form: SFLV 8286

Veteran’s Group Life Insurance

• VGLI Beneficiary Designation/Change Form: SGLV 8721

Other Veterans Affairs Life Insurance

• Designation of Beneficiary - Government Life Insurance Form: VBA-29-336

General Federal Benefits Forms

• Social Security Administration - Request to Be Selected as Payee Form: SSA-11
• Medicare Authorization Form: CMS 10106
• Medicare Appointment of Representative Form: CMS 1696
• Veteran's Administration Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party Form: 21-0845
• Veteran's Administration Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as Claimant’s Representative Form: 21-22a