20 CFR 10.511
§ 10.511 How may a loss of wage-earning capacity determination be modified?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 10.511, § 10.511 How may a loss of wage-earning capacity determination be modified?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76559
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If OWCP issues a formal loss of wage-earning capacity determination, including a finding of no loss of wage-earning capacity, that determination and rate of compensation, if applicable, remains in place until that determination is modified by OWCP. Modification of such a determination is only warranted where the party seeking the modification establishes either that there is a material change in the nature and extent of the injury-related condition, the employee has been retrained or otherwise vocationally rehabilitated, or the original determination was erroneous. However, OWCP is not precluded from adjudicating a limited period of disability following the issuance of a loss of wage-earning capacity decision, such as where an employee has a demonstrated need for surgery.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.