{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.503","heading":"Under what circumstances may OWCP reduce or terminate compensation benefits?","body":"Once OWCP has advised the employee that it has accepted a claim and has either approved continuation of pay or paid medical benefits or compensation, benefits will not be terminated or reduced unless the weight of the evidence establishes that:\n(a) The disability for which compensation was paid has ceased;\n(b) The disabling condition is no longer causally related to the employment;\n(c) The employee is only partially disabled;\n(d) The employee has returned to work;\n(e) The beneficiary was convicted of fraud in connection with a claim under the FECA, or the beneficiary was incarcerated based on any felony conviction; or\n(f) OWCP's initial decision was in error.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart F—Continuing Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"201a7b8827e606a026a7feb54300444b24e55ac6f00facfcd8135de0943411cf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.502","next":"us/20-cfr-10.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}