What is a scheduled award?
For injuries to certain parts of the body, permanent partial benefits may be payable. For example, if an injured worker is at maximum medical improvement and has a 20% impairment rating to the leg, he or she would be entitled to a 10% rating to the leg, 28.8 additional weeks of benefits after total disability benefits end. See our Permanent Partial Disability Calculator for more on calculating a Scheduled Award.
A scheduled award is an OWCP benefit for a permanent partial impairment of a specified member or organ of the body. The back is not one of the organs on the schedule, so there are no scheduled awards for the back per se. (In fact, the back is specifically excluded by law.) However, some low back injuries, particularly when there has been surgery, may cause problems with pain, numbness or weakness in the legs. If so, there might be a schedule award payable for loss of use of the leg. Scheduled awards run for a certain number of weeks, depending upon the percentage loss of use. For instance, a 100% loss of use of the leg would be 288 weeks of compensation. A 5% loss of use of the leg would be 14.4 weeks (5% x 288). Smaller scheduled awards often do wind up being paid in a lump sum, but if the impairment is severe enough, the award might be paid out over time. Scheduled awards are not wage loss compensation. Therefore, you can receive them even if you are working and receiving your full p
I am really lost with OWCP, please help me. Thank you in advance. • • 06-21-2008 9:11 AM In reply to Kivi • • Joined on 01-01-2005 • CA • Posts 1,257 re: Scheduled Award Reply Will you get a scheduled award automatically? No, you need to file for same using form CA-7 and marking the box for scheduled award. If you no longer need treatment, you presumably are recovered and back to work or, at least that is what OWCP will think. If you do have permanent residuals to a scheduled member, that would be a good point to apply for same. At this board, the moderator has written an article entitled Lost Limb Schedules. I suggest that you read it to get an idea of what a scheduled award is. • • 06-21-2008 9:21 AM In reply to dnt711 • • Joined on 08-10-2007 • Posts 37 re: Scheduled Award Reply If I no longer need medical treatment meaning, I have reached the limit with medical care and must live with pain, what happens then? I have three (3) herniated discs in my lower back; I also have migraine h
