OWCP Basic Training - 15th Annual Federal Workers ...

Agency Processing of an OccupationalDisease Claim• The agency must ensure that the completed CA-2 is submitted toOWCP within 10 working days, in accordance with 20 C.F.R.10.110(b).• The agency should not wait for the submission of supportingevidence before sending the CA-2 to OWCP.• Narrative statements are required from both the employee andsupervisor. All statements should relate the occupational disease tothe employee’s work or otherwise.• The agency should issue to the employee two copies of theappropriate checklist, Form CA-35a-h, for the disease claimed.– CA-35a Occupational Disease in General– CA-35b Hearing Loss– CA-35c Asbestos-Related Illness– CA-35d Coronary/Vascular Condition– CA-35e Skin Disease– CA-35f Pulmonary Illness (not Asbestosis)– CA-35g Psychiatric Illness– CA-35h Carpal Tunnel Syndrome