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We have received your request for a lump-sum payment <strong>of</strong> your schedule award benefits under the<br />

Federal Employees' Compensation Act (<strong>FECA</strong>). Lump-sum payments are made at the discretion <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Director, based on a determination <strong>of</strong> whether such a payment would be in your best interest.<br />

To show that such a payment would be in your best interest, you should submit evidence which shows<br />

that the schedule benefits are not a substitute for wages. Compensation payments are intended as<br />

income replacement. As such, it is generally advisable that those payments be made on a periodic basis,<br />

since this form <strong>of</strong> payment is consistent with the wages these benefits are designed to replace. As such,<br />

it is generally advisable that those payments be made on a periodic basis, since this form <strong>of</strong> payment is<br />

consistent with the wages these benefits are designed to replace. If you have returned to work or receive<br />

a retirement annuity from the Office <strong>of</strong> Personnel Management at a level which can meet your basic living<br />

needs, then a lump-sum payment may be in your best interest. In the event you wish to receive a<br />

lump-sum payment <strong>of</strong> your schedule award, please submit a signed statement indicating you have<br />

returned to work or currently receive income from OPM sufficient to meet your basic living expenses.<br />

Please be advised that any lump-sum payment will represent full and final compensation payment for the<br />

period <strong>of</strong> the award even if you sustain a recurrence <strong>of</strong> total disability.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

CLAIMS EXAMINER<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 603

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