20 CFR § 30.806 - What kind of medical evidence must the claimant submit to prove that he or she lost wages due to a covered illness?

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title: "20 CFR § 30.806 - What kind of medical evidence must the claimant submit to prove that he or she lost wages due to a covered illness?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "30.806"
section_name: "What kind of medical evidence must the claimant submit to prove that he or she lost wages due to a covered illness?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000"
part_number: "30"
part_name: "CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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# 30.806 What kind of medical evidence must the claimant submit to prove that he or she lost wages due to a covered illness?

OWCP requires the submission of rationalized medical evidence of sufficient probative value to convince the fact-finder that the covered Part E employee experienced a loss in wages in his or her trigger month due to a covered illness, *i.e.,* medical evidence based on a physician's fully explained and reasoned decision (see § 30.805(a)(3)). A loss in wages in the trigger month due solely to non-covered illness matters, such as a reduction in force or voluntary retirement, is not proof of compensable wage-loss under Part E.

[84 FR 3059, Feb. 8, 2019]