[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR30.220]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 30_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
 
                     Subpart C_Eligibility Criteria
 
Sec.  30.220  What are the criteria for eligibility for benefits relating to 

chronic silicosis?

    To establish eligibility for benefits for chronic silicosis under 
Part B of

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EEOICPA, an employee or his or her survivor must show that:
    (a) The employee is a civilian DOE employee, or a civilian DOE 
contractor employee, who was present for a number of workdays 
aggregating at least 250 workdays during the mining of tunnels at a DOE 
facility (as defined in Sec.  30.5(x)) located in Nevada or Alaska for 
tests or experiments related to an atomic weapon, and has been diagnosed 
with chronic silicosis (as defined in Sec.  30.5(j)); or
    (b) The employee has been diagnosed with an injury, illness, 
impairment or disease that arose as a consequence of the accepted 
chronic silicosis.