{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.904","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.904","heading":"Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?","body":"Yes—throughout this subpart, the word “injury” is defined as it is in 5 U.S.C. 8101(5), which includes a disease proximately caused by employment. If an employee's death results from an occupational disease incurred in connection with the employee's service in a contingency operation, the death qualifies for payment of the death gratuity under this subpart.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart J—Death Gratuity"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"5a4a5bc6d58776b6b047a2d18c1a78aecad13be1ee218c9f7e7ec221e10f2298","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.903","next":"us/20-cfr-10.905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}