When should a claim under the MPCECA be filed?
29 C.F.R. § 15.203
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01A claim under this subpart may be allowed only if it is filed in writing within 2 years after accrual of the claim. For the purpose of this part, a claim accrues at the later of:
(a) The time of the accident or incident causing the loss or damage;
(b) Such time as the loss or damage should have been discovered by the claimant by the exercise of due diligence; or
(c) Such time as cause preventing filing no longer exists or as war or armed conflict ends, whichever is earlier, if a claim otherwise accrues during war or an armed conflict or has accrued within 2 years before war or an armed conflict begins, and for cause shown.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-29.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026