{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-15.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 15.203","heading":"When should a claim under the MPCECA be filed?","body":"A claim under this subpart may be allowed only if it is filed in writing within 2 years after accrual of the claim. For the purpose of this part, a claim accrues at the later of:\n(a) The time of the accident or incident causing the loss or damage;\n(b) Such time as the loss or damage should have been discovered by the claimant by the exercise of due diligence; or\n(c) Such time as cause preventing filing no longer exists or as war or armed conflict ends, whichever is earlier, if a claim otherwise accrues during war or an armed conflict or has accrued within 2 years before war or an armed conflict begins, and for cause shown.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 15—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND RELATED CLAIMS STATUTES","Subpart C—Claims Under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"4fc25c53328b768f632ed938cc9d80b22dbfd1be753a9797ee75d23c69d767ca","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-15.202","next":"us/29-cfr-15.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}