{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-842.18","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 842.18","heading":"Filing a claim.","body":"(a) How and when to file a claim. A claim is filed when a federal military agency receives from a claimant or duly authorized agent a properly completed AF Form 180, DD Form 1842 or other written and signed demand for a determinable sum of money.\n(1) A claim is also filed when a federal military agency receives from a claimant or duly authorized agent an electronic submission, through a Department of Defense claims Web site, indicating that the claimant intends for the appropriate military branch to consider a digitally signed demand for a determinable sum of money.\n(2) A claim is also filed when the Air Force receives from a claimant or duly authorized agent an electronic submission, through the Air Force claims Web site, a digitally signed demand for a determinable sum of money.\n(b) Amending a claim. A claimant may amend a claim at any time prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations by submitting a signed amendment. The settlement authority adjudicates and settles or forwards the amended claim as appropriate.\n(c) Separate claims. The claimant files a separate claim for each incident which caused a loss. For transportation claims, this means a separate claim for each shipment.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VII—DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE","SUBCHAPTER D—CLAIMS AND LITIGATION","PART 842—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS","Subpart C—Personnel Claims (31 U.S.C. 3701, 3721)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"4730e9632b65fa475557cce27ce1e80bcd6988e38c75b408c08a7522774fa9cb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-842.17","next":"us/32-cfr-842.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}