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Cases should be transmitted for appeal only when requested by the National Office. Cases should not be
transmitted based on a request for appeal sent directly to a district office. In this situation, the Board will
not have docketed the case for appeal and will not accept it for review.
Once an appeal is docketed, the district office no longer has jurisdiction over the issue appealed. This is
so even though the case remains in the custody of the district office for a period of time between
docketing and transfer to the National Office. However, in accordance with Douglas E. Billings, 41 ECAB
880, the district office may issue decisions on matters which do not relate to or affect the issue on appeal.
2-1603-5 Processing of Cases on Appeal
5. Processing of Cases on Appeal.
a. Preliminary Review. Case contents are placed in a temporary jacket with a copy of the
summary sheet. The pages are numbered in the Servicing Unit, after which the case is reviewed
by an attorney from the Office of the Solicitor (SOL) and a designated person from the Branch of
Regulations and Procedures. Following review, the case may be either submitted to the Board "on
the record" or with a pleading prepared by SOL on behalf of the Director. The pleadings take
various forms such as a Memorandum in Justification, a Motion to Remand, or a Motion to Dismiss.
Cases submitted on the record are forwarded to ECAB by the Servicing Unit. SOL forwards the
cases with pleadings and represents the Director in oral argument before the Board.
b. Case Maintenance. The case jacket and summary are kept in the Branch of Hearings and
Review until the Board returns the case contents. Designated members of the Branch reply to
correspondence and telephone inquiries received in cases before the Board, and authorize medical
care, bill payments and daily roll compensation payments if appropriate.
c. Request for Inspection or Copy of Case Record. An appellant or authorized representative
who wishes to inspect or receive a copy of the case before the Board must send a request to the
Board. The Board will return the case record temporarily to the Office with an order to either make
it available for inspection or provide a copy of it to the person whose name and address appear on
the order. This action must be taken and the case returned to the Board within 60 days from the
date of the order.
d. Return of Case Record from ECAB. After the Board issues its decision, the case is returned
to the Servicing Unit for review by the Branch of Regulations and Procedures before it is
transferred to the district office. If further action by the district office is required, instructions are
provided in a memorandum attached to the case. If further benefits will be payable, Form
CA-1009 will be released to the claimant to advise him or her how to claim compensation and
submit medical bills.
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