[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR79.22]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 79--CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C--Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Certain Specified 
                      Diseases in an Affected Area
 
Sec. 79.22  Criteria for eligibility.

    To establish eligibility for compensation under this subpart, a 
claimant or eligible surviving beneficiary must establish each of the 
following:
    (a)(1) That the claimant was physically present at any place within 
the affected area for a period of at least two years (24 consecutive or 
cumulative months) during the period beginning on January 21, 1951, and 
ending on October 31, 1958; or
    (2) That the claimant was physically present at any place within the 
affected area for the entire, continuous period beginning on June 30, 
1962, and ending on July 31, 1962; and
    (b) That after such period of physical presence the claimant 
contracted one of the following specified compensable diseases:
    (1) Leukemia (other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia), provided 
that:
    (i) The claimant's initial exposure occurred after the age of 20; 
and
    (ii) The onset of the disease was at least two years after first 
exposure;
    (2) Lung cancer (other than in situ lung cancer that is discovered 
during or after a post-mortem exam);
    (3) Multiple myeloma, provided onset was at least five years after 
first exposure;
    (4) Lymphomas, other than Hodgkin's disease, provided onset was at 
least five years after first exposure;
    (5) Primary cancer of the thyroid, provided onset was at least five 
years after first exposure;
    (6) Primary cancer of the male or female breast, provided onset was 
at least five years after first exposure;
    (7) Primary cancer of the esophagus, provided onset was at least 
five years after first exposure;
    (8) Primary cancer of the stomach, provided onset was at least five 
years after first exposure;
    (9) Primary cancer of the pharynx, provided onset was at least five 
years after first exposure;
    (10) Primary cancer of the small intestine, provided onset was at 
least five years after first exposure;
    (11) Primary cancer of the pancreas, provided onset was at least 
five years after first exposure;
    (12) Primary cancer of the bile ducts, provided onset was at least 
five years after first exposure;
    (13) Primary cancer of the gallbladder, provided onset was at least 
five years after first exposure;
    (14) Primary cancer of the salivary gland, provided onset was at 
least five years after first exposure;
    (15) Primary cancer of the urinary bladder, provided onset was at 
least five years after first exposure;
    (16) Primary cancer of the brain, provided onset was at least five 
years after first exposure;
    (17) Primary cancer of the colon, provided onset was at least five 
years after first exposure;
    (18) Primary cancer of the ovary, provided onset was at least five 
years after first exposure; or

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    (19) Primary cancer of the liver, provided,
    (i) Onset was at least five years after first exposure;
    (ii) There is no indication of the presence of hepatitis B; and
    (iii) There is no indication of the presence of cirrhosis.