20 CFR § 362.5 - Time limits for filing a claim.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s362.5"
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title: "20 CFR § 362.5 - Time limits for filing a claim."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "362.5"
section_name: "Time limits for filing a claim."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, POLICY AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "362"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 3(a), Pub. L. 88-558, 78 Stat. 767 (31 U.S.C. 241(b)(1)), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 57709, Aug. 29, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "362"
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# 362.5 Time limits for filing a claim.

A claim under this part may be considered only if:

(a) The damage or loss occurred after August 31, 1964; and

(b) The claim is filed in writing within two years after the damage, loss or theft occurred or became known to the employee.