20 C.F.R. § 410.224 Claimant must be alive when claim is filed.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
For a claim to be effective, the claimant must be alive at the time a properly executed claim (see §410.222) is filed with the Administration (see §410.227). (See §§410.229 and 410.230 concerning the filing of a prescribed application form after submittal of a written statement.)
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 410—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969– )
Subpart B—Requirements for Entitlement; Duration of Entitlement; Filing of Claims and Evidence
§ 410.224 Claimant must be alive when claim is filed.
