What am I entitled to if my claim is accepted? Pt.1

Under federal workers compensation benefits, you may be entitled to a number of different benefits. When one is referring to a new OWCP claim, there are generally three main benefits that are most common.

The first is lost wage compensation. Most claimants refer to this as workers comp payments, or being “on the roles.” Lost wage compensation is paid tax-free to the claimants at either 75% or 66.6% of normal wages depending on whether the claimant has dependants. This benefit is paid if the symptoms of the conditions caused by employment are preventing the employee from performing their duties and the agency is unable to offer limited duty that fits within their physicians limitations for them.

Once you actually get your claim accepted, you can see how important your doctors reports can be! If your doctor is not clear on how your injury was caused and how your claim needs to be accepted, you may never have a chance at any benefits. But if your physician does not supply ample documentation to the OWCP regarding your ability to perform work, it will severely affect whether or not you receive a check for the time that you have to miss work.

Remember that even if you are working for part of the day and you are planning on collecting lost wage compensation for the other part of the work day, your doctor needs to understand that the way your reports are worded make a big difference in whether or not you CA-7’s get paid. You are also entitled to be paid if you have to leave work to see the doctor regarding your work related injury.

Consult with a federal attorney to have questions answered regarding benefits. Consult with a federal doctor to get  the medical evidence that you need to support your claim. Visit FedDoctor to find a quality federal physician that understands the OWCP and how they can help you with your federal workers compensation claim.

Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 in the next few days.