The FECA Practice Guide has 18 checklists to help keep your claim on track. The First 10 Days is an essential checklist to ensure your claim gets started correctly.
The checklists do not cover just claimant responsibilities and guidelines. Attorney-specific checklists, checklists for the employer (to ensure they are keeping up on their responsibilities), the medical professional(s) involved in your case, and more.
The FECA Practice Guide contains these checklists to assist identifying issues in a disputed claim (chapter and section listing is given instead of page number).
§ 2:5 Attorney Notice Checklist
§ 6:5 Occupational Disease or Illness.
§ 10:7 Initial Interview. (Also covered in Appendix I-A)
§ 11:6 Steps in Establishing Causal Relationship
§ 12:33 Challenging Independent Medical Examination Reports
§ 12:38 Checklist to Review Medical Evidence
§ 13:9 Causation Checklist for Occupational Claim
§ 19:11 Justified Refusals of Offered Employment
§ 24 How to Analyze the Decision of OWCP
§ 24:2 Attorney’s Role—Procedural Issues
§ 24:3 Factual Issues
§ 24:4 Medical Issues
§ 28:1 Overpayment /Forfeiture Checklist
§ 24:8 Challenging the Suitability of a Job Offer
§ 24:10 How to Analyze an Impartial Referee Opinion
§ 25:29 Pre-hearing preparation—Prepare your Witness(es)
Appendix I-A. Initial Interview Checklist
Appendix I-H. FECA Claims Checklist – Time Deadlines
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