Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 33, § 94

No person performing any services under section 88 shall, by reason of the services, be considered an employee of the commonwealth or, if not already an officer or enlisted person of the military division, to be an officer or enlisted person, or to be entitled to receive any pension or retirement allowance, or to have acquired any right or to be entitled to receive any other benefit or compensation. A person claiming the right to receive compensation under section 88 shall, within a reasonable time after receiving an injury or contracting a sickness or disease while performing services referred to in said section 88, give to the adjutant general notice of the name and place of residence of the person and the time, place and cause of the injury, sickness or disease. The notice shall be in writing and signed by the person claiming compensation or by someone on behalf of the person.