Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 2024) |
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 |
§ 10.904 - Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?
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§ 10.904 Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?
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.