410.231—Time limits for filing claims.
(a)
A claim by or on behalf of a miner must be filed on or before December 31, 1973, and when so filed, is a claim for benefits under part B of title IV of the Act. (See § 410.227 for when a claim is considered to have been filed. See also § 410.202(c) for the duration of entitlement to benefits of a miner based on a claim for such benefits which is filed after June 30, 1973, and before January 1, 1974.)
(b)
In the case of a miner who was entitled to benefits for the month before the month of his death, or died in the first month for which he met all the requirements for entitlement (see § 410.226 ), a claim for benefits by or on behalf of the widow, child, parent, brother, or sister of a miner must be filed by December 31, 1973, or within 6 months after the miner's death, whichever is later. When so filed, it constitutes a claim for benefits under part B of title IV of the Act.
(c)
In the case of a miner who was not entitled to benefits for the month before the month of his death, and whose death occurred prior to January 1, 1974, a claim for benefits by or on behalf of the widow, child, parent, brother, or sister of a miner must be filed by December 31, 1973, or, in the case of the death of a miner occurring after June 30, 1973, and before January 1, 1974, within 6 months of such miner's death. When so filed, it constitutes a claim for benefits under part B of title IV of the Act.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, if a widow established entitlement to benefits under this part (see § 410.210 ), a claim by or on behalf of a surviving child of a miner or of such widow, must be filed within 6 months after the death of such miner or of such widow, or by December 31, 1973, whichever is the later.