[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR178.105]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 178--PROCEDURES FOR SETTLING CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart A--Administrative Claims--Compensation and Leave, Deceased 
   Employees' Accounts and Proceeds of Canceled Checks for Veterans' 
               Benefits Payable to Deceased Beneficiaries
 
Sec. 178.105  Basis of claim settlements.

    The burden is upon the claimant to establish the timeliness of the 
claim, the liability of the United States, and the claimant's right to 
payment. The settlement of claims is based upon the written record only, 
which will include the submissions by the claimant and the agency. OPM 
will accept the facts asserted by the agency, absent clear and 
convincing evidence to the contrary.