Schedule Awards under FECA
A schedule award is a payment for a permanent partial impairment to specific body parts. Once you have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) and are no longer in receipt of compensation for wage loss, you qualify for this benefit. There is no deadline to file for a schedule award.
The statute, 5 U.S.C. §8107(c), lists the following body parts on the schedule:
| SL# | Body part [“member”] | # weeks: |
| (1) | arm | 312 |
| (2) | leg | 288 |
| (3) | hand | 244 |
| (4) | foot | 205 |
| (5) | eye | 160 |
| (6) | thumb | 75 |
| (7) | 1st finger | 46 |
| (8) | great toe | 38 |
| (9) | 2nd finger | 30 |
| (10) | 3rd finger | 25 |
| (11) | any other toe | 16 |
| (12) | 4th finger | 15 |
| (13) | loss of hearing | |
| (A) | complete, one | 52 |
| (B) | complete, both | 200 |
(a) 5 U.S.C. 8107(c) provides a list of schedule members. Pursuant to the authority provided by 5 U.S.C. 8107(c)(22), the Secretary has added the following organs to the compensation schedule for injuries that were sustained on or after September 7, 1974:
| Member | Weeks |
| Breast (one) | 52 |
| Kidney (one) | 156 |
| Larynx | 160 |
| Lung (one) | 156 |
| Penis | 205 |
| Testicle (one) | 52 |
| Tongue | 160 |
| Ovary (one) | 52 |
| Uterus/cervix and vulva/vagina | 205 |