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.
Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-601
Time for filing claim
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 26 Va. App. 220 - WLR Foods, Inc. v. Cardosa (1997)
Most recently applied in 63 Va. App. 502 - Advance Auto and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. Brenda Lee Craft (June 2014)
Code 1950, § 65-84; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-87; 1975, c. 471; 1984, c. 231; 1991, c. 355.
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