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Death Gratuity

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What is the death gratuity under this subpart?

Which employees are covered under this subpart?

Does every employee's death due to injuries incurred in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation qualify for the death gratuity?

Is the death gratuity payment applicable retroactively?

Does a death as a result of occupational disease qualify for payment of the death gratuity?

If an employee incurs a covered injury in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation but does not die of the injury until years later, does the death qualify for payment of the death gratuity?

What special statutory definitions apply to survivors under this subpart?

What order of precedence will OWCP use to determine which survivors are entitled to receive the death gratuity payment under this subpart?

Can an employee designate alternate beneficiaries to receive a portion of the death gratuity payment?

How does an employee designate a variation in the order or percentage of gratuity payable to survivors and how does the employee designate alternate beneficiaries?

What if a person entitled to a portion of the death gratuity payment dies after the death of the covered employee but before receiving his or her portion of the death gratuity?

How is the death gratuity payment process initiated?

What is required to establish a claim for the death gratuity payment?

In what situations will OWCP consider that an employee incurred injury in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation?

What are the responsibilities of the employing agency in the death gratuity payment process?

What are the responsibilities of OWCP in the death gratuity payment process?

How is the amount of the death gratuity calculated?