OWCP Claims Status Decoder
Staring at a confusing OWCP status code? Enter your code below for a plain-language explanation of what it means, what action to take, and what deadlines or warnings apply to your FECA claim.
OWCP uses two-character codes to indicate claim status. Browse by category below or search above for a specific code. Your status code appears on ECOMP and on correspondence from OWCP.
Acceptance Codes
Your condition is accepted as work-related under FECA, but only medical benefits are authorized. No wage-loss compensati…
Your FECA claim is accepted and a period of disability is supported by medical evidence. You elected to use leave (annua…
Your traumatic injury claim is accepted and a period of Continuation of Pay (COP) has been authorized. Your agency conti…
Your condition is accepted and compensation for wage loss has been or is being paid, but you are not placed on the perio…
Your condition is accepted and you are or were on the OWCP periodic roll, receiving automatic ongoing compensation payme…
The employee's death has been accepted as work-related under FECA and at least one beneficiary is entitled to death bene…
Your condition is accepted as work-related under FECA, but only medical benefits are currently authorized. Similar to AM…
Your case was previously approved but no benefits are currently payable. Often used when a third-party recovery credit i…
Appeal Codes
The Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB) has remanded your case back to OWCP with specific instructions to take …
The Branch of Hearings and Review has remanded your case back to OWCP with instructions to take further action.…
Your request for reconsideration of a previous OWCP denial is currently under review. OWCP is evaluating your new eviden…
Closure Codes
Your FECA case is closed. The condition was accepted as work-related but you did not lose any time from work and no comp…
Your case is closed and accepted. Time lost was covered by leave (annual or sick) that has not been bought back from you…
Your FECA case is closed because your claim for benefits was denied. Assigned alongside a denial adjudication code (D1�…
Your case is closed. Continuation of Pay (COP) was accepted and your agency continued your full pay during your disabili…
Your FECA case is closed. It was previously accepted and all authorized benefits — wage-loss compensation, schedule aw…
Your case has been administratively closed, typically due to claim withdrawal, prolonged inactivity, or administrative r…
You have retired from federal service or are awaiting retirement, which affects the interaction between FECA compensatio…
Denial Codes
Your claim is in the process of being denied. OWCP has not issued a final decision yet but is preparing to disallow (den…
Your FECA claim was denied because it was not filed within the required time limits under 5 U.S.C. § 8122.…
Your claim was denied because OWCP determined you were not a federal civilian employee covered under FECA at the time of…
Your claim was denied because the evidence does not establish that the injury or event actually occurred as described in…
Your claim was denied because OWCP determined the injury did not occur while you were performing your official federal d…
Your claim was denied because the medical evidence does not establish that your diagnosed condition is related to your f…
Overpayment Codes
OWCP has determined that you were overpaid FECA compensation and a final decision has been made on the issues of fault a…
OWCP has determined that you were overpaid FECA compensation and a final decision has been made on fault and waiver. You…
Payment Codes
You are authorized for medical treatment only. This pay status code is used in combination with an acceptance adjudicati…
You are authorized for wage-loss compensation payments on the daily roll — meaning compensation is paid for a finite, …
You are receiving automatic ongoing compensation payments on the OWCP periodic roll. Used with the AP adjudication code …
You are on the periodic roll and OWCP has formally determined that you have no wage-earning capacity and no realistic pr…
You are on the periodic roll receiving compensation at a reduced rate, reflecting a formal determination of partial wage…
You are authorized for payment of a FECA schedule award for permanent impairment to a scheduled body part under 5 U.S.C.…
You are authorized for payment of a schedule award as a single lump sum payment. Used only with the AP adjudication code…
Monthly death benefits are being paid to one or more beneficiaries of a deceased federal employee whose death was accept…
Processing Codes
Consideration for benefits has been suspended. This typically occurs because you failed to appear for an OWCP-directed m…
Your FECA claim has been created in the OWCP system but has not yet been assigned to or reviewed by a claims examiner.…
Your OWCP claim is actively under development — meaning the claims examiner is reviewing the file and may be requestin…
Understanding OWCP Status Code Structure
OWCP claim status is displayed as a combination of two two-character codes — an adjudication code and a pay status code. For example: AP-PR means "Accepted, Periodic Roll."
- Adjudication codes (A_, D_) — indicate whether the case is accepted or denied
- Pay status codes (MC, PR, DR, PS, etc.) — indicate the type of payment authorized
- Closure codes (C1–C5, CL, RT) — indicate the case is closed
Your full claim status can be found by logging into ECOMP and viewing your case details, or on written correspondence from OWCP.