32 CFR § 842.50 - Statute of limitations.

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title: "32 CFR § 842.50 - Statute of limitations."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "842.50"
section_name: "Statute of limitations."
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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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 842.50 Statute of limitations.

(a) A claim must be presented to the Air Force within 2 years after it accrues. It accrues when the claimant discovers or reasonably should have discovered the existence of the act that resulted in the claimed loss or injury.

(b) In computing the statutory time period, the day of the incident is excluded and the day the claim was filed is included.

(c) War or armed conflict does not toll the statute of limitations.

[55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990. Redesignated and amended at 81 FR 83692, 83693, Nov. 22, 2016]