{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-79.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 79.12","heading":"Criteria for eligibility for claims relating to leukemia.","body":"To establish eligibility for compensation under this subpart, a claimant or eligible surviving beneficiary must establish each of the following:\n(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;\n(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\n(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;\n(b) That after such period of physical presence or onsite participation the claimant contracted leukemia;\n(c) That the claimant's initial exposure occurred prior to age 21; and\n(d) That the onset of the leukemia occurred more than two years after the date of the claimant's first exposure to fallout.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 79—CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT","Subpart B—Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Leukemia"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"b7d902799e426293ac4d5cd232573c39a7cb06002cb14f3e1518e7263063b055","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-79.11","next":"us/28-cfr-79.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}