It is the applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that claimed damage was caused directly by the incident and, where pre-existing damage exists, to distinguish that damage from disaster-related damage. The Applicant has not provided documentation that distinguishes pre-existing damages from disaster-related damages. The predisaster photographs reveal significant deterioration, including alligator cracking, weathering, and block cracking. Similarly, the post-disaster photographs provided by the Applicant show damage more consistent with long-term deterioration and pre-existing conditions rather than evident disaster-relateddamage.

The Applicant has not demonstrated that the work to repair its Facilities was required as a result of the disaster. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 406(a)(1)(A). 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1). PAPPG, at 52, 63-64, 67, and 169. PA Guidance on Inundated and Submerged Roads, at 2 and 6. Wayne (Cnty.), FEMA-4626-DR-MS, at 4-5; Cumberland Cnty., FEMA-4595-DR-KY, at 2-3; Marshall Cnty., FEMA-4630-DR-KY, at 3.