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Board hears federal PSOB briefing: certain cancers now presumptive, retroactive claims window extends to 2028
Summary
At its April meeting the Plan 2 board received a federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits briefing explaining December 2025 changes adding presumptive cancers, a retroactive claim window to Jan. 2020 and a Dec. 2028 filing deadline for retroactive claims; staff urged outreach and offered filing support.
Tammy Sadler, staff to the board, opened a briefing on the federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits program, saying the presentation was intended as an overview and that recent congressional action prompted the update. "There's been some changes recently in congressional legislation, and so, that's why I'm bringing this to the board," Sadler said.
The federal PSOB program — administered by the U.S. Department of Justice — expanded in December 2025 to add a set of presumptive cancers eligible for benefits. Sadler told the board the federal changes are not identical to Washington state's presumptive rules; among other differences PSOB requires five years of active service for presumptive cancers (versus 10 years under state…
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