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04/30/2021

How do I buy back the leave I took for my injury?

If you used leave to cover period of disability resulting from the accepted injury, you can apply to your agency to buy back your leave. Each agency establishes its own rules for whether they allow leave buy back (LBB), timelines for submission, etc. If your agency does allow leave buy back, to request a LBB, you need to complete a complete a CA-7 and check box B in section 2. You also must sign form CA-7b "Leave Buy Back (LBB) Worksheet/Certification and Election," after it has been completed by your employing agency. If the period you claimed was intermittent (not a solid block of full days), you also need to complete a CA-7a "Time Analysis Form". Each of these forms is available on our forms page. Submit these forms to your employing agency. They will complete their portion and forward them to OWCP for processing. There needs to be medical documentation in the OWCP file supporting your inability to work as a result of your accepted medical condition for any period where LBB is claimed.

OWCP pays compensation at 66 2/3% of your pay rate (if you have no eligible dependents) or at 75% (if you have at least one eligible dependent), while official leave is paid at 100% of your pay rate. To buy back your leave, you have to pay your agency the difference between what you were paid and what you would have received for compensation. For example, if you have at least one eligible dependent and your pay rate was $1000 per week, OWCP would pay you $750 in compensation ($1000 x .75) if you took a week of leave. To buy back your 40 hours of leave, you need to pay your agency $250 ($1000 - $750).

04/21/2021

This is a Ca-10 form it is a form produced by OWCP to let you what the steps you need to take in the event you are injured at work. This should be posted where you work but my experience is that it is not always posted.

04/20/2021

Mileage reimbursement is available when you go see your doctor for treatment for an accepted case by OWCP. More importantly your federal employer must give you paid time off to see your doctor with an accepted case.

The form form you submit to get reimbursed for traveling to and from my medical appointments?

Complete the OWCP-957 "Medical Travel Refund Request" form to request reimbursement for your transportation/mileage expenses. This form is available on the OWCP Web Bill Processing Portal. Write your OWCP claim number on the top right side of the form. You may record 3 trips on each form. The section requiring a Doctor's signature for each trip does not apply to OWCP claimants.

04/13/2021

Getting a scheduled award does not mean your treatment or therapy ends. You are entitled to receive treatment for your accepted OWCP injuries for your natural life.

03/05/2021

I think that other diagnoses need to be added as accepted conditions on my claim. How do I expand my claim?

If you believe that additional or different conditions warrant acceptance on your claim, please provide OWCP with medical documentation supporting the claim's expansion for review by the claims examiner. Working with your OWCP doctor will help provide the medical documentation necessary to get your case expanded and must include the claim/case number on every page.

03/05/2021

If your an injured worker you can get reimbursed for out of pocket medical expenses.

If you have paid for authorized treatments, pharmacy expenses/medications, medical appliances, or medical supplies for a work-related injury you can get reimbursed.

Reimbursement for pharmacy expenses/medications, medical appliances and supplies, and medical, surgical, and dental services can be claimed using Form OWCP-915 "Claimant Medical Reimbursement Form". This form is available on the OWCP Web Bill Processing Portal. Click on Resources – "Forms and References" link. Put each date of service on a separate line. If you are requesting reimbursement for a co-pay, write "Co-Pay" in the "Description of Charge" field. Use a separate form for each provider you paid. Don't mix prescriptions and office visits on the same form.

A reimbursement claim for medical services, surgical services, medical appliances, or medical supplies must be accompanied by a copy of the OWCP-1500/HCFA-1500 "Health Insurance Claim Form" showing individual charges and signed by the medical Provider.

A reimbursement claim for pharmacy expenses/medications must be accompanied by a copy of the Universal Claim Form or other pharmacy statement showing the name of the drug, NDC code, quantity provided, cost, prescribing physician, and date the prescription was filled.

03/05/2021

Injured Federal Workers did you know you are entitled for mileage reimbursement when you see a doctor!

What form do I submit to get reimbursed for traveling to and from my medical appointments?

Complete the OWCP-957 "Medical Travel Refund Request" form to request reimbursement for your transportation/mileage expenses. This form is available on the OWCP Web Bill Processing Portal. Write your OWCP claim number on the top right side of the form. You may record 3 trips on each form. The section requiring a Doctor's signature for each trip does not apply to OWCP claimants.

01/23/2021

Attention federal workers: Injuries on the job can create many challenges. Our doctors and team at OWCP Doctor Network know how to process OWCP claims. Like our page to stay current about the OWCP claims process.

11/02/2020

How do I file a claim?

To file a claim under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), an employee who sustains a work-related traumatic injury must give notice of the injury in writing on Form CA-1, Form CA-2, or Form CA-2a, depending on the nature of the injury. Another person, including the employer, may give notice of injury on the employee's behalf. A notice of injury must be filed within three years of the injury. If the claim is not filed within three years, compensation may still be allowed if notice of injury was given within 30 days or the employer had actual knowledge of the injury or death within 30 days after occurrence. The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) may excuse failure to comply with the three-year time requirement because of truly exceptional circumstances (for example, being held prisoner of war). The claimant may withdraw his or her claim (but not the notice of injury) by so requesting in writing to OWCP at any time before OWCP determines eligibility for benefits.

11/02/2020

What is the difference between a "Traumatic Injury" and an "Occupational Disease or Illness"?

Whether an injury is considered a “traumatic injury” or an “occupational disease or illness” can affect the employee’s benefits, including continuation of pay.

A traumatic injury is a wound or other condition of the body caused by external force, including stress or strain. The injury must occur at a specific time and place, and it must affect a specific member or function of the body. The injury must be caused by a specific event or incident, or a series of events or incidents, within a single day or work shift. An example of a traumatic injury would be falling from scaffolding while working on a job.

An occupational disease or illness is a condition caused by the work environment over a period longer than one workday or shift. The condition may result from infection, repeated stress or strain, or repeated exposure to toxins, poisons, fumes or other continuing conditions of the work environment. An example of an occupational disease would be repetitive stress injury resulting from typing on the same computer over a long period of time.

The length of exposure, not the cause of the injury or the medical condition which results, determines whether an injury is traumatic or occupational. For instance, if an employee is exposed to toxic fumes for one day, the incident is considered a traumatic injury. If the employee is exposed to toxic fumes for two or more days, the incident is considered an occupational disease.

10/11/2020

The Federal Employee's Compensation Act (FECA) provides compensation benefits to Federal civilian employees for disability due to personal injury or disease while in the performance of duty. FECA also provides for payment of benefits to dependents if the injury or disease causes an employee's death.

This page has been established to provide information and assistance to all federal employees who file workers' compensation injuries and illnesses claims with the agency. Our objective is to assist employees in submitting timely claims for compensation in order to receive timely benefits from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).

10/11/2020

What forms are used to report Federal Workers injuries and Occupational diseases?

Different forms are used depending on whether the employee suffers from a “traumatic injury” or an “occupational disease.”

To report a traumatic injury employee use Form CA-1, “Federal Employee’s Notice of Traumatic Injury and Claim for Continuation of Pay/Compensation.”

To report an occupational disease employee use Form CA-2, “Notice of Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation.”
Form CA-1 should be filed with the federal employer within 30 days of the injury, and Form CA-2 should be filed with the federal employer within 30 days of the date the employee realized the disease or illness was caused or made worse by the employment. The forms may be obtained from the employer or from OWCP. The employer is expected to submit the completed form to OWCP within 10 workdays.

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