---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 15.203"
title: "29"
number: "15.203"
heading: "When should a claim under the MPCECA be filed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/15.203"
---

# §15.203. When should a claim under the MPCECA be filed?


A 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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR § 14.11; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 29 U.S.C. 2897(b).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 22207, Apr. 13, 2012, unless otherwise noted.