CODE OF VIRGINIA

TIME FOR FILING CLAIM (§ 65.2-601)

The right to compensation under this title shall be forever barred, unless a
claim be filed with the Commission within two years after the accident. Death
benefits payable under this title shall be payable only if: (i) death results
from the accident, (ii) a claim for benefits under this title has been filed
within two years after the accident, and (iii) the claim for such death benefits
is filed within two years from the date of death.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 65-84; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-87; 1975, c. 471; 1984, c.
231; 1991, c. 355.