20 CFR 10.503
§ 10.503 Under what circumstances may OWCP reduce or terminate compensation benefits?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 10.503, § 10.503 Under what circumstances may OWCP reduce or terminate compensation benefits?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76552
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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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.