32 CFR § 842.21 - Who may file a claim.

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title: "32 CFR § 842.21 - Who may file a claim."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
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section_name: "Who may file 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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# 842.21 Who may file a claim.

A claim may be filed by:

(a) A proper claimant.

(b) An authorized agent or legal representative of a proper claimant.

(c) A survivor of a deceased proper claimant in this order:

(1) Spouse.

(2) Children.

(3) Father or mother.

(4) Brothers or sisters.

[81 FR 83689, Nov. 22, 2016]