Simplifying Federal Workers' Compensation
Understand what your claim status means and what to do next. Codes are below. Enter your claim code. Multiple choices may appear due to crossover in actions. Look for your specific code.
Category: Acceptance
Your condition is accepted as compensable, but you are entitled to medical benefits only.
You can submit medical bills related to your accepted condition for payment. No wage loss compensation is authorized.
If you experience wage loss in the future due to this condition, you will need to submit Form CA-7 with supporting medical evidence.
Category: Processing
Consideration for benefits has been suspended, typically for failure to report for an Office-directed medical exam or because the initial claim was withdrawn.
If due to missing a medical exam, contact OWCP immediately to reschedule the examination.
Continued failure to attend directed medical exams can result in denial of benefits.
Category: Processing
Your case has been created in the system but has not yet been reviewed by a Claims Examiner.
No action is needed at this time. Wait for OWCP to review your claim and request any additional information.
This status is automatically generated when a case is created and should change once the case is initially reviewed.
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) uses a combination of codes to indicate the status of a claim:
Your claim status can be found on ECOMP by logging into your account and viewing your case details, or on correspondence you receive from OWCP.
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