[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: 28CFR79.35]

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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 D--Eligibility Criteria for Claims by Onsite Participants
 
Sec. 79.35  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.

    Absent any indication to the contrary, the earliest date of onsite 
participation indicated on any records accepted by the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Program as proof of the claimant's onsite 
participation will be presumed to be the date of first or initial 
exposure. The date of onset will be the date of diagnosis as indicated 
on the medical documentation accepted by the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation Program as proof of the specified compensable disease. 
Proof of the onset of leukemia shall be established in accordance with 
Sec. 79.15.

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