Current through September 30, 2024
Section 725.218 - Conditions of entitlement; child(a) An individual is entitled to benefits where he or she meets the required standards of relationship and dependency under this subpart (see § 725.220 and § 725.221 ) and is the child of a deceased miner who:(1) Is determined to have died due to pneumoconiosis; or(2) Filed a claim for benefits on or after January 1, 1982, which results or resulted in a final award of benefits, and the surviving child filed a claim for benefits after January 1, 2005 which was pending on or after March 23, 2010.(b) A child is not entitled to benefits for any month for which a miner, or the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse of a miner, establishes entitlement to benefits.65 FR 80054, Dec. 20, 2000, as amended at 78 FR 59117, Sept. 25, 2013