20 C.F.R. § 30.220 What are the criteria for eligibility for benefits relating to chronic silicosis?
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
To establish eligibility for benefits for chronic silicosis under Part B of EEOICPA, an employee or his or her survivor must show that: (a) The employee is a civilian DOE employee, or a civilian DOE contractor employee, who was present for a number of workdays aggregating at least 250 workdays during the mining of tunnels at a DOE facility (as defined in §30.5(x)) located in Nevada or Alaska for tests or experiments related to an atomic weapon, and has been diagnosed with chronic silicosis (as defined in §30.5(j)); or (b) The employee has been diagnosed with an injury, illness, impairment or disease that arose as a consequence of the accepted chronic silicosis.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 30—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED
Subpart C—Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Chronic Silicosis Under Part B of EEOICPA
§ 30.220 What are the criteria for eligibility for benefits relating to chronic silicosis?
