SF 3112: Documentation in Support of Disability Retirement
SF 3112 is the set of forms that documents a federal employee's application for disability retirement, combining statements from the applicant, the supervisor, the treating physician, and the agency.
This is the genuine OPM PDF, unmodified. Source: OPM official page.
What is SF 3112?
SF 3112 is not a single form but a package: SF 3112A is the applicant's statement of disability, SF 3112B is the supervisor's statement about performance and conduct, SF 3112C is the physician's statement with instructions for medical documentation, SF 3112D is the agency's certification of its efforts to reassign or accommodate the employee, and SF 3112E is a checklist the agency uses to confirm the package is complete.
The package accompanies the retirement application itself, SF 3107 for FERS employees or SF 2801 for CSRS employees. OPM decides disability claims on the written record, so the quality and consistency of these documents matters. The applicant completes SF 3112A; the other parts are completed by the supervisor, physician, and agency.
Who files SF 3112?
- Federal employees applying for disability retirement because a medical condition prevents useful and efficient service in their position
- Supervisors documenting the employee's performance, conduct, and attendance on SF 3112B
- Treating physicians providing the medical narrative requested by SF 3112C
- Agency HR offices certifying accommodation and reassignment efforts on SF 3112D and assembling the package
How to fill out SF 3112
- Complete SF 3112A yourself, describing your medical conditions and how they prevent you from performing the critical elements of your job.
- Ask your supervisor to complete SF 3112B and your treating physician to respond to SF 3112C with supporting medical records.
- Your agency completes SF 3112D, certifying whether accommodation or reassignment was possible, and reviews the package against the SF 3112E checklist.
- File the SF 3112 package together with your retirement application (SF 3107 for FERS) through your agency HR office.
- If you have been separated from federal service for more than 31 days, send your application directly to OPM instead; it must be received within one year of your separation.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to apply for Social Security disability too?
FERS applicants must apply for Social Security disability benefits and provide proof of the application before OPM can approve FERS disability retirement. Denial of the Social Security claim does not automatically disqualify the OPM claim.
What is the deadline for a disability retirement application?
The application must generally be received by your agency or OPM within one year after your separation from federal service. Waivers are rare and limited to cases such as mental incompetence, so do not rely on getting one.
Who decides my claim?
OPM adjudicates the claim based on the written record in the SF 3112 package and the medical evidence. Your agency does not approve or deny disability retirement; it documents and certifies its parts of the file.