32 C.F.R. § 842.87 Definitions.
Title 32 - National Defense
(a) Compromise. An agreed settlement based upon the facts, the law, and the application of the law to the facts. (b) Final denial. A letter the settlement authority mails to the claimant or authorized agent advising him or her that the Air Force denies his or her claim. (c) Reconsideration. A request by the claimant or claimant's authorized agent to reevaluate a final decision. A request for reconsideration and an appeal are the same thing. (d) Negligence. A departure from the conduct expected from a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances. (e) Proximate cause. The dominant or primary cause involving a natural and continuous sequence unbroken by an effective cause.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 842—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
Subpart K—Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2402, 2671, 2672, 2674–2680)
§ 842.87 Definitions.
