OWCP -DOL Re-Injury of Accepted Work Condition While Working

Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break · Jun 18, 2026 · 21m

This episode is an emailer asking a question and being answered in the podcast episode. The scenario the emailer presented for an injured federal employee is the following:

An injured worker came in her OWCP doctor's office for an urgent care visit appointment due to her shoulder being in severe pain and cannot raise it. This shoulder injury is an accepted condition and she is on modified duty. She has been working 8 hours with restrictions but today has been removed from work for 5 days. In circumstances like this, would she file a CA-2A for recurrence of disability? My second question would…