Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 702.604 — Determining The Amount Of Compensation For Occupational Disease Claims Which Become Manifest After Retirement
20 C.F.R. § 702.604
(a) If the claim is for disability benefits and the time of injury occurs after the employee has retired, compensation shall be 66
2/3 percent of the payrate, as determined under § 702.603, times the disability, as determined according to § 702.601(b).
(b) If the claim is for death benefits and the time of injury occurs after the decedent has retired, compensation shall be the percent specified in section 9 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 909, times the payrate determined according to § 702.603. Total weekly death benefits shall not exceed one fifty-second part of the decedent's average annual earnings during the fifty-two week period preceding retirement, such benefits shall be subject to the limitation provided for in section 6(b)(1) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 906(b)(1).
Authorizing Statute
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Compensation33 U.S.C. § 906
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Compensation for death33 U.S.C. § 909
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Compensation authorized42 U.S.C. § 1651
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Departmental regulations5 U.S.C. § 301
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Laws and regulations governing lands43 U.S.C. § 1333
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Short title33 U.S.C. § 901
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Mode of recovery28 U.S.C. § 2461