§ 10.503. Under what circumstances may OWCP reduce or terminate compensation benefits?
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/us/cfr/t20/s§ 10.503·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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.