20 C.F.R. § 10.503

Under what circumstances may OWCP reduce or terminate compensation benefits?

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 109 wordsSubsections: 6Official source

Cite as 20 C.F.R. § 10.503 (2026)

Once OWCP has advised the employee that it has accepted a claim and has either approved continuation of pay or paid medical benefits or compensation, benefits will not be terminated or reduced unless the weight of the evidence establishes that: (a) The disability for which compensation was paid has ceased; (b) The disabling condition is no longer causally related to the employment; (c) The employee is only partially disabled; (d) The employee has returned to work; (e) The beneficiary was convicted of fraud in connection with a claim under the FECA, or the beneficiary was incarcerated based on any felony conviction; or (f) OWCP's initial decision was in error.
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