§10.503. Under what circumstances may OWCP reduce or terminate compensation benefits?
20 C.F.R. § 10.503
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:
The disability for which compensation was paid has ceased;
The disabling condition is no longer causally related to the employment;
The employee is only partially disabled;
The employee has returned to work;
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
OWCP's initial decision was in error.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 8102a, 8103, 8145 and 8149; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 218; Pub. L. 117-263.
Source
Source: 76 FR 37903, June 28, 2011, unless otherwise noted.