28 CFR § 79.32 - Criteria for eligibility for claims by onsite participants.

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title: "28 CFR § 79.32 - Criteria for eligibility for claims by onsite participants."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "79.32"
section_name: "Criteria for eligibility for claims by onsite participants."
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part_name: "CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT"
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# 79.32 Criteria for eligibility for claims by onsite participants.

To establish eligibility for compensation under this subpart, a claimant or eligible surviving beneficiary must establish each of the following:

(a) That the claimant was present onsite at any time during a period of atmospheric nuclear testing;

(b) That the claimant was a participant during that period in the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device; and

(c) That after such participation, the claimant contracted a specified compensable disease as set forth in § 79.22(b).