20 CFR 718.302 - Relationship of pneumoconiosis to coal mine employment.

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Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Mar 17, 2025

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§ 718.302 - Relationship of pneumoconiosis to coal mine employment.

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. (See § 718.203.)

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901

source: 45 FR 13678, Feb. 29, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 20 CFR 718.302