---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 10.736"
title: "20"
number: "10.736"
heading: "What are the time limits for filing a LEO claim?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/10.736"
---

# §10.736. What are the time limits for filing a LEO claim?


OWCP must receive a claim for benefits under [5 U.S.C. 8191](/usc/5/8191.md) within five years after the injury or death. This five-year limitation is not subject to waiver. The tolling provisions of [5 U.S.C. 8122(d)](/usc/5/8122.md?p=d) do not apply to these claims.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 8102a, 8103, 8145 and 8149; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 218; Pub. L. 117-263.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 37903, June 28, 2011, unless otherwise noted.