20 CFR 725.227
§ 725.227 Time of determination of relationship and dependency of survivors.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 725.227, § 725.227 Time of determination of relationship and dependency of survivors, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82129
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The determination as to whether an individual purporting to be an entitled survivor of a miner or beneficiary was related to, or dependent upon, the miner is made after such individual files a claim for benefits as a survivor. Such determination is based on the facts and circumstances with respect to a reasonable period of time ending with the miner's death. A prior determination that such individual was, or was not, a dependent for the purposes of augmenting the miner's benefits for a certain period, is not determinative of the issue of whether the individual is a dependent survivor of such miner.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.