[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: 28CFR79.25]

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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. 79.25  Proof of onset of leukemia at least two years after first exposure, and proof of onset of a specified compensable disease more than five years after 
          first exposure.

    The date of onset will be the date of diagnosis as indicated in the 
medical documentation accepted by the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Program as proof of the claimant's specified compensable disease. The 
date of onset must be at least five years after the date of first 
exposure as determined under Sec. 79.24(b). In the case of leukemia, the 
date of onset must be at least two years after the date of first 
exposure.