79.22—Criteria for eligibility for claims relating to certain specified diseases contracted after exposure in an affected area (“downwinders”).
To establish eligibility for compensation under this subpart, a claimant or eligible surviving beneficiary must establish each of the following:
(a)
(1)
That the claimant was physically present at any place within the affected area for a period of at least two years (24 consecutive or cumulative months) during the period beginning on January 21, 1951, and ending on October 31, 1958; or
(2)
That the claimant was physically present at any place within the affected area for the entire, continuous period beginning on June 30, 1962, and ending on July 31, 1962; and
(b)
That after such period of physical presence the claimant contracted one of the following specified compensable diseases:
(3)
Lymphomas, other than Hodgkin's disease, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(4)
Primary cancer of the thyroid, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(5)
Primary cancer of the male or female breast, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(6)
Primary cancer of the esophagus, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(7)
Primary cancer of the stomach, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(8)
Primary cancer of the pharynx, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(9)
Primary cancer of the small intestine, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(10)
Primary cancer of the pancreas, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(11)
Primary cancer of the bile ducts, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(12)
Primary cancer of the gallbladder, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(13)
Primary cancer of the salivary gland, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;
(14)
Primary cancer of the urinary bladder, provided onset occurred at least five years after first exposure;