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In a case of multiple covered illnesses, where one condition is at MMI and another is not, the CE proceeds with a determination regarding impairment for the condition at MMI. If different covered illnesses affect the same organ or body function, and one condition is not at MMI, the CE cannot proceed with an impairment rating until all conditions in that organ or body function have reached MMI.
Impairment Rating. A physician who performs an impairment evaluation must satisfy certain criteria. The impairment rating is a percentage that represents the extent of a whole person impairment of the employee, based on the organ or body function affected by a covered illness or illnesses. A qualifying impairment rating must account for all Part E accepted covered illnesses claimed by the employee and must include all pre-existing conditions present in the claimed organ or body function at the time of the impairment evaluation.
The physician must specify the percentage points of whole person impairment resulting from all covered illnesses. This includes accepted consequential conditions. The DEEOIC does not apportion damage within the same organ or body function, thus the impairment rating should assess the functionality of the whole organ or body function regardless of other non-occupational factors that might cause impairment.
Triggering Impairment. There first must be impairment to an organ or body function that is clearly due to a covered illness before the CE can give any consideration for additional impairment to that organ or body function resulting from any unaccepted illness or condition.
How a Claimant Files an Impairment Claim. See Section 16 for developing a claim for increased impairment two years after the initial impairment final decision. Form EEA contains information explaining impairment benefits and that the employee may be eligible for an award based on permanent impairment.
Words of Claim. Form ENA is a response form on which the employee claims impairment. The employee indicates this choice on Form ENA. Form ENA contains a space for this information. The impairment claim date is the postmark date of the form, if available, or the date the district office, FAB, Central Mail Room CMR , or Resource Center receives the form, whichever is the earliest determinable date.
Letter to Selected Physician. The CE sends a letter Exhibit 3 to the physician selected by the employee. The letter explains that the physician must submit supporting documentation e. The letter includes instructions for the physician to contact the district office if they need medical evidence from the case file. The OWCP contains a written explanation of how a physician enrolls with the medical bill pay agent. Scheduling an Appointment with the Selected Physician. The CE advises that the employee may request that the district office provide the rating physician with medical evidence in the case file to perform the impairment evaluation.
The CE also explains that any appointment scheduled to occur later than three months may lead to denial of the impairment claim, unless there is a valid reason for the delay for example, the earliest appointment available for a specialist was over three months. If after 30 days, the CE finds no evidence of an impairment evaluation or that the employee scheduled an appointment, the CE makes a phone call to determine the status of the appointment whether it has been made or is in the process of being made, etc.
The CE advises the employee verbally of the need to schedule the appointment within the next 30 days and to provide written evidence of such to the CE.
The CE also explains that if the appointment is not scheduled or the claimant has scheduled it to occur later than the three months period without a valid reason, a recommended decision to deny the impairment claim may be issued.
After this phone call, the CE sends a written summary of the call to the employee. If at the end of this total day period no evidence exists to show progress in obtaining the necessary impairment evidence and the employee has not provided a valid reason for the delay e. Impairment Ratings by a CMC. If the employee chooses the CMC option, the CE reviews the medical evidence in the case file to determine if the evidence is sufficient for a CMC to perform the impairment evaluation.
Required Medical Evidence. The ADL or equivalent information should be completed within the last 12 months before the impairment evaluation. If the employee is under nursing care, the CE provides all nursing notes from the past 30 days to the CMC for review. In addition to the ADL or its equivalent, some conditions require specific medical evidence before a CMC can complete the impairment evaluation, as outlined in Exhibit 5. The CE also includes the information regarding the required medical evidence Exhibit 5 for the covered illness es.
The letter includes instruction for the employee to return the required evidence within 30 days. If after 30 days, the claimant does not submit the required evidence, the CE makes a phone call to determine the status of the evidence.
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