32 CFR § 842.18 - Filing a claim.

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title: "32 CFR § 842.18 - Filing a claim."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "842.18"
section_name: "Filing a claim."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND LITIGATION"
part_number: "842"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS"
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authority: "Sec. 8013, 100 Stat. 1053, as amended; 10 U.S.C. 8013, except as otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
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# 842.18 Filing a claim.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

[55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990. Redesignated and amended at 81 FR 83688, Nov. 22, 2016]