[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 20CFR71.7]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                      CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS'

                         COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 71_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  71.7  Claim filing, processing, adjudication and time limits.



    (a) Claims for injury, disability or death benefits payable under 

section 5(f) of the said War Claims Act of 1948, originating in the 

United States or in its Territories or possessions, shall be filed by 

mailing to the Bureau of Employees' Compensation, United States 

Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20211. All claims originating in the 

Philippine Islands may be filed by mailing to the Bureau of Employees' 

Compensation, United States Department of Labor, Manila, P.I. All claims 

will be finally processed and adjudicated by the Bureau at its principal 

office in Washington, DC.

    (b) The limitation provisions for the filing of claims for 

disability or death benefits, as prescribed by applicable provisions of 

statute, shall not begin to run earlier than July 3, 1948.



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