TITLE 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE

SUBTITLE A - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

CHAPTER VI - DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

SUBCHAPTER E - CLAIMS

PART 750 - GENERAL CLAIMS REGULATIONS

subpart a - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CLAIMS

750.6 - Claims: Presentment.

  (a) Written demand and Standard Form 95. A claim shall be submitted by presenting a written statement with the amount of the claim expressed in a sum certain, and, as far as possible, describing the detailed facts and circumstances surrounding the incident from which the claim arose.

The Claim for Damage or Injury, Standard Form 95, shall be used whenever practical for claims under the Federal Tort and Military Claims Acts.

Claims under the Personnel Claims Act shall be submitted on DD Form 1842. The claim and all other papers requiring the signature of the claimant shall be signed by the claimant personally or by a duly authorized agent. If signed by an agent or legal representative, the claim shall indicate the title or capacity of the person signing and be accompanied by evidence of appointment. When more than one person has a claim arising from the same incident, each person shall file a claim separately. A subrogor and a subrogee may file a claim jointly or separately.

  (b) To whom submitted. Claims under the Federal Tort and Military Claims Acts shall be submitted to the commanding officer of the Navy or Marine Corps activity involved, if known. Otherwise, they shall be submitted to the commanding officer of any Navy or Marine Corps activity, preferably the one nearest to where the accident occurred, the local Naval Legal Service Command activity, or to the Judge Advocate General, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 223322400.