Notice of Injury or Death

Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and Death—Employer'sActions

Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and Death—Employer's Actions

Claims for Compensation

§ 10.106 - How to file a claim for disability compensation.

§ 10.107 - Application for augmented compensation.

§ 10.108 - How to file an original claim for death benefits.

§ 10.109 - Claims for balance of schedule awards unpaid at death when death is due to other causes.

Evidence and Burden of Proof

§ 10.115 - What evidence is needed to establish a claim?

§ 10.116 - What additional evidence is needed in cases based on occupational disease?

§ 10.117 - What happens if, in any claim, the employer contests any of the facts as stated by the claimant?

§ 10.118 - Does the employer participate in the claims process in any other way?

§ 10.119 - What action will OWCP take with respect to information submitted by the employer?

§ 10.120 - May a claimant submit additional evidence?

§ 10.121 - What happens if OWCP needs more evidence from the claimant?

Termination and Continuation of Eligibility

§ 10.122 - Claim for continuing compensation for disability.

§ 10.123 - Employing agency's responsibilities in returning the employee to work.

§ 10.124 - Employee's obligation to return to work or to seek work when able.

§ 10.128 - Termination of right to compensation for death; reapportionment of compensation.

Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and Death - Employer'S Actions

§ 10.110 - What should the employer do when an employee files a notice of traumatic injury or occupational disease?

§ 10.111 - What should the employer do when an employee files an initial claim for compensation due to disability or permanent impairment?

§ 10.112 - What should the employer do when an employee files a claim for continuing compensation due to disability?

§ 10.113 - What should the employer do when an employee dies from a work-related injury or disease?

Evidence

Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and Death—Employee or Survivor's Actions

Determinations of Claims, Hearing and Review Procedures

§ 10.130 - Processing of claims.

§ 10.131 - Request for a hearing.

§ 10.132 - Time and place of hearing; prehearing conference.

§ 10.133 - Conduct of hearing.

§ 10.134 - Subpoenas; witness fees.

§ 10.135 - Employing agency attendance at hearings and submission of evidence.

§ 10.136 - Termination of hearing; release of decision.

§ 10.137 - Postponement; withdrawal or abandonment of request for hearing.

§ 10.138 - Review of decision.

§ 10.139 - Review by the Employee's Compensation Appeals Board.

§ 10.140 - Participation in claims process by employing agency.

§ 10.141 - Representation of the Director.

§ 10.142 - Representation of claimants.

§ 10.143 - Qualification of representative.

§ 10.144 - Authority of representative.

§ 10.145 - Fees for services.

§ 10.150 - Statement relative to substantive rules.

§§ 10.146--10.149 - [Reserved]

Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and Death—Employeeor Survivor's Actions

Decisions on Entitlement to Benefits

§ 10.125 - How does OWCP determine entitlement to benefits?

§ 10.126 - What does the decision contain?

§ 10.127 - To whom is the decision sent?

Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and Death - Employee or Survivor'S Actions

§ 10.100 - How and when is a notice of traumatic injury filed?

§ 10.101 - How and when is a notice of occupational disease filed?

§ 10.102 - How and when is a claim for wage loss compensation filed?

§ 10.103 - How and when is a claim for permanent impairment filed?

§ 10.104 - How and when is a claim for recurrence filed?

§ 10.105 - How and when is a notice of death and claim for benefits filed?

Representative Payment

§ 10.160 - Indications for designation of a representative payee.

§ 10.161 - Selection of a payee.

§ 10.162 - Responsibilities of a representative payee.

§ 10.163 - Use of benefit payments.

§ 10.164 - Conservation and investment of benefit payments.

§ 10.165 - Termination of representation.

§ 10.166 - Accounting for benefit payments.