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(1) The name and location of the employing agency;
(2) The claimant's occupation;
(3) The date, location, and circumstances surrounding the injury (claimed or accepted);
(4) The condition(s) claimed or accepted;
(5) Any pertinent prior decisions and remands; and
(6) Any other facts necessary to understand the issue at hand.
d. Discussion of Evidence. In this section, the CE should identify and discuss all evidence
which bears on the issue at hand, including any unsuccessful attempts to obtain significant
evidence. (Paragraph 5 below discusses evaluation of evidence and effective writing.) As briefly
as possible, the CE should:
(1) Summarize the relevant facts and medical opinions, including any new evidence
received in response to pre-reduction or pre-termination notice.
(2) Note discrepancies where a conflict of evidence exists and state which version or
medical reasoning is being accepted and why.
(3) Avoid discussing repetitive material and evidence (e.g., medical reports) which does
not address the issue at hand.
e. Basis for Decision. Here the CE should weigh the evidence overall and describe how the
factors described in "Requirements for Entitlement" relate to that evidence. The reasoning behind
the CE's evaluation should be clear enough for the reader to understand the precise defect of the
claim and the kind of evidence which would overcome it. This section may include citations to and
quotes from ECAB decisions, the FECA, the regulations, and/or the FECA PM, as appropriate.
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