CFR > Title 20 - Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT (parts 10 to 25) > PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED > SUBPART D—Medical and Related Benefits (§10.300 to §10.337) > 10.330—What are the requirements for medical reports?

10.330—What are the requirements for medical reports?

In all cases reported to OWCP, a medical report from the attending physician is required. This report should include:
(a) Dates of examination and treatment;
(b) History given by the employee;
(c) Physical findings;
(d) Results of diagnostic tests;
(e) Diagnosis;
(f) Course of treatment;
(g) A description of any other conditions found but not due to the claimed injury;
(h) The treatment given or recommended for the claimed injury;
(i) The physician's opinion, with medical reasons, as to causal relationship between the diagnosed condition(s) and the factors or conditions of the employment;
(j) The extent of disability affecting the employee's ability to work due to the injury;
(k) The prognosis for recovery; and
(l) All other material findings.