20 CFR 10.904
§ 10.904 Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 10.904, § 10.904 Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76659
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Yes—throughout this subpart, the word “injury” is defined as it is in 5 U.S.C. 8101(5), which includes a disease proximately caused by employment. If an employee's death results from an occupational disease incurred in connection with the employee's service in a contingency operation, the death qualifies for payment of the death gratuity under this subpart.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.