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elected, refer the case to the inactive files; and enter the change <strong>of</strong> case status in the CMF.<br />

(2) If the claimant is receiving compensation, take action to terminate compensation and<br />

compute any reimbursement that may be owed by OPM. Release Form CA-1107 to OPM,<br />

with a copy <strong>of</strong> Form CA-1105. This will notify OPM <strong>of</strong> the election <strong>of</strong> OPM benefits; advise<br />

that compensation benefits have ended and that OPM benefits should begin; inform OPM <strong>of</strong><br />

the amount <strong>of</strong> the reimbursement (if any) due OWCP; and provide OPM with the information<br />

which will allow them to transfer the claimant's health benefits enrollment (and life<br />

insurance enrollment, if applicable) to their rolls.<br />

2-1000-6 Entitlement to Other Benefits Under the <strong>FECA</strong><br />

6. Entitlement to Other Benefits Under the <strong>FECA</strong>.<br />

a. Medical Treatment. Regardless <strong>of</strong> which monetary benefits the claimant elects, any medical<br />

treatment required for the effects <strong>of</strong> the compensable injury will continue to be provided under<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>.<br />

b. Schedule Awards. These awards, payable under 5 U.S.C. 8107 for the permanent loss or<br />

loss <strong>of</strong> use <strong>of</strong> specified members, organs, or functions <strong>of</strong> the body, are the only <strong>FECA</strong> monetary<br />

compensation benefits payable concurrently within an OPM annuity. These dual benefits are<br />

allowable for injuries sustained on or after September 13, 1957. For injuries which occurred prior<br />

to that date, an election between these two benefits is required.<br />

c. Vocational Rehabilitation. An employee in receipt <strong>of</strong> OPM retirement benefits is prohibited<br />

from receiving vocational rehabilitation assistance under <strong>FECA</strong>. See <strong>FECA</strong> ProM No. 27.<br />

d. Attendant's Allowance.<br />

(1) An employee entitled to total or partial disability benefits under 5 U.S.C. 8105 or 5<br />

U.S.C 8106 who has elected to receive the benefits <strong>of</strong> the CSRS or the FERS Act may not<br />

receive an attendant's allowance under 5 U.S.C. 8111(a) during the time that benefits are<br />

being received under one <strong>of</strong> the retirement acts.<br />

(2) When an employee is entitled to a schedule award under 5 U.S.C. 8107, the<br />

attendant's allowance is considered incidental to the award and may be paid concurrently<br />

with OPM retirement benefits during the period <strong>of</strong> the award. See <strong>FECA</strong> ProM No. 72.<br />

e. Third-Party Credits. Where a claimant has made a third-party recovery resulting in a credit<br />

against the compensation entitlement, and it appears that additional compensation may be paid<br />

and medical expenses claimed, compensation payments are calculated and charged against the<br />

recovery credit to the case, as are injury-related medical expenses paid by the claimant. This<br />

procedure continues until the third-party credit is absorbed.<br />

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