12th Annual Federal Workers' Compensation Conference S i #39 ...

When available
• The FECA Death Gratuity ty is available a ab when
the employee dies of “injuries incurred in
connection with the employee’s service
with an Armed Force in support of a
contingency operation.”
• This includes deaths that occur as a result
of occupational disease that arose under
that standard.
• What is a contingency operation?
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