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28 CFR 79.12: Criteria for eligibility for claims relating to leukemia.

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  1. Title 28—Judicial Administration
  2. CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  3. PART 79—CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT
  4. Subpart B—Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Leukemia

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 one year (12 consecutive or cumulative months) during the period beginning on January 21, 1951, and ending on October 31, 1958;

(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; or

(3) That the claimant was present onsite at any time during a period of atmospheric nuclear testing and was a participant during that period in the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device;

(b) That after such period of physical presence or onsite participation the claimant contracted leukemia;

(c) That the claimant's initial exposure occurred prior to age 21; and

(d) That the onset of the leukemia occurred more than two years after the date of the claimant's first exposure to fallout.

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