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2-1603 APPEALS<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Paragraph and Subject Date Trans. No.<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents 06/97 97-12<br />

1. Purpose and Scope 09/93 93-44<br />

2. Function <strong>of</strong> the ECAB 09/93 93-44<br />

3. Requests for Appeal and Information<br />

about Board Procedures 09/93 93-44<br />

4. Transfer <strong>of</strong> Case Files 09/93 93-44<br />

5. Processing Case Files On Appeal 09/93 93-44<br />

06/97 97-12<br />

6. Cases Returned to District Office 09/95 95-37<br />

7. Representative's Fee 09/93 93-44<br />

Exhibits<br />

1. Sample <strong>Letter</strong> to Claimant Advising<br />

that Request for Appeal is Being<br />

Forwarded to ECAB 08/94 94-35<br />

2-1603-1 Purpose and Scope<br />

1. Purpose and Scope. This chapter describes the procedures for handling cases which have been<br />

requested by the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB) for review <strong>of</strong> a final decision <strong>of</strong> the<br />

OWCP.<br />

2-1603-2 Function <strong>of</strong> the ECAB<br />

2. Function <strong>of</strong> the ECAB.<br />

a. Origins. The ECAB was created as an entity separate from OWCP to give Federal employees<br />

the same administrative due process <strong>of</strong> law and right <strong>of</strong> appellate review which most non-Federal<br />

workers have under the various state workers' compensation laws. The Board consists <strong>of</strong> three<br />

members, one <strong>of</strong> whom is designated as Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board and administrative <strong>of</strong>ficer.<br />

b. Jurisdiction. The ECAB may consider and decide appeals from the final decisions <strong>of</strong> the<br />

OWCP in any case arising under the <strong>FECA</strong>. The Board may review all relevant questions <strong>of</strong> law,<br />

fact, and exercise <strong>of</strong> discretion in such cases, except decisions concerning the amounts payable for<br />

medical services and decisions concerning exclusion and reinstatement <strong>of</strong> medical providers.<br />

c. Evidence. Only the evidence in the case record as it stood at the time <strong>of</strong> OWCP's final<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 689

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