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with the return to work effort. CFF is used if neither the nurse nor rehab was involved in
the return to work effort.
(4) CNL - - RTW, not DOI job with 0% LWEC decision. Used when the CE issues a formal
loss of wage-earning capacity decision when a claimant cannot return to the date of injury
job because of disability due to work-related injury or disease, but does return to
alternative employment with no resulting wage loss.
(5) CSA - - Refused suitable work. Used when the CE issues a formal decision under
Section 8106(c)(2) of the FECA because the claimant refused suitable employment.
(6) CSB - - Compensation not claimed. Used when a claimant elects other benefits (such
as OPM) instead of receiving OWCP compensation, or chooses to no longer receive OWCP
benefits for some other reason.
d. DM Status Code for PRM Resolution with No Change in Compensation.
(1) PCR - - No change in entitlement after review. The medical and factual evidence in the
file should clearly reflect this finding, and the CE should document this finding with a memo
to the file. See Exhibit 8 for a sample. If the CE is simultaneously recommending that the
case status be changed to PN, the same memo can be used. Refer back to Exhibit 1 and
notice the wording at the bottom of the PN memo.
Note - The CE can use this code in each case only once during a 5 year period.
e. DM Status Codes that are Not Counted as PRM Resolutions.
(1) CPN - - Permanent total disability decision. Used when the CE has determined that the
claimant has no wage-earning capacity. This is documented by a memo to file. See Exhibit
1.
(2) CRC - - Reduction under 5 USC 8148(b). Used when the claimant is incarcerated due
to a felony conviction that is not related to fraud against the United States Government.
Benefits are reduced according to the status of the claimant's dependents.
(3) CRL - - Recurrence, LWEC Modification (TTD). Used when the claimant is receiving
compensation for a loss of wage-earning capacity (LWEC) and that decision is formally
modified resulting in placement on the periodic roll for total disability. After the LWEC is
modified, the entry of this code will close the PRM DM record, and then allow the creation of
a new Quality Case Management (QCM) DM record.
(4) DEA - - Death of Claimant. Used when a claimant dies. The case should be taken out
of PR/PW/PN status and removed from the DM universe.
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