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payable to the nearest whole hour, key the payment using relationship code "LB", and obtain
payment certification. Entry of the relationship code "LB" will cause the payment to be made to
the agency address designated for LBB payments (this may be the same as the agency
correspondence address). The CE should then generate Form Letter CA-1208 to the claimant and
agency showing that the claim was accepted in full with the inclusive dates and amount of the
payment made.
In rare situations, the total FECA entitlement will exceed the amount owed by the claimant to the
employing agency. In these instances, the employing agency will pay the claimant any balance
due.
d. Where there is medical support for some but not all of the hours claimed, the CE will key a
payment for the approved hours.
Using the example in paragraph 19b above, if medical evidence only supports 80 of the 100 hours
claimed, the CE will key the payment for the 80 approved hours. Even though OWCP is not paying
all of the hours claimed, payment can be made because the amount actually paid will be
proportionately the exact same percentage of the agency estimate of FECA benefits. The Form
Letter CA-1208 will show the total number of hours approved and the inclusive dates, with a
freeflow entry explaining any additional hours not approved for payment. If the claimant is able to
obtain medical support for the unpaid hours, he or she may initiate a new leave buy back claim
specifically for those hours.
e. Where medical evidence does not support payment of any hours claimed, the CE will develop
the claim and advise the claimant in writing of the deficiency of the claim, allowing 30 days to
provide the supporting evidence.
If medical evidence is received in response to the request, the CE will evaluate it and proceed as
outlined in paragraph 19c or 19d above.
If no medical evidence is received or if the evidence is not sufficient to establish entitlement for
any of the hours, the CE will deny the LBB claim by formal decision.
f. Where the agency's estimate of FECA entitlement is off by more than 10 percent, the CE will
review the medical evidence before proceeding further.
Using the example in paragraph 19b above with the agency estimate of $1500, let us assume that
the CE determines the correct amount of FECA entitlement to be $1250 for the hours claimed.
Since this is a variance of more than 10%, the CE will proceed as shown below after evaluating the
medical evidence.
(1) If there is medical evidence for all hours claimed the CE will issue a Form Letter
CA-1207 showing the correct entitlement amount. If the claimant still wishes to pursue
leave repurchase, he or she will then complete his or her portion of the enclosure EN-1207
and provide it to the employing agency. If the parties reach an agreement on restoration of
leave, the agency will complete its portion of the EN-1207 and forward the completed form
to OWCP. The CE will then issue a compensation payment to the agency and release Form
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