20 CFR 718.203
§ 718.203 Establishing relationship of pneumoconiosis to coal mine employment.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 718.203, § 718.203 Establishing relationship of pneumoconiosis to coal mine employment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82074
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(a) In order for a claimant to be found eligible for benefits under the Act, it must be determined that the miner's pneumoconiosis arose at least in part out of coal mine employment. The provisions in this section set forth the criteria to be applied in making such a determination.
(b) If a miner who is suffering or suffered from pneumoconiosis was employed for ten years or more in one or more coal mines, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the pneumoconiosis arose out of such employment.
(c) If a miner who is suffering or suffered from pneumoconiosis was employed less than ten years in the nation's coal mines, it shall be determined that such pneumoconiosis arose out of that employment only if competent evidence establishes such a relationship.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.