28 CFR § 79.24 Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

§ 79.24 Proof of initial or first exposure after age 20 for claims under § 79.22(b)(1).

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(a) Proof of the claimant's date of birth must be established in accordance with the provisions of § 79.14(a).

(b) Absent any indication to the contrary, the Program will presume that the earliest date within the designated time period indicated on any records accepted by the Program as proof of the claimant's physical presence in the affected area was the date of initial or first exposure.

← § 79.23 Proof of physical presence for the requisite period.§ 79.25 Proof of onset of leukemia at least two years after first exposure, and proof of onset of a specified compensable disease more than five years after first exposure. →