LS-203 Employee's Claim for Compensation

U.S. Department of Labor

Employee's Claim for Compensation
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3. Name of person making claim (Type or print)
MI. Last
First

4. Date of Injury
zip code:

country: United

line2:

Male

Female

Transgender man

Transgender woman

Another gender

Decline to answer

Genderqueer/
gender nonconforming/nonbinary

(mm/dd/yyyy)

(hh:mm am/pm)

16. Wages or earnings when injured
(include overtime allowances, etc.)

18. Number of years you worked
for this employer

6. Marital Status
Married

States

8. Date of Birth

Date and time of accident.
10. Did injury cause loss of time beyond day 11.(mm/dd/yyyy)
(hh:mm am/pm)
or shift of accident?
Yes
No

13. Date and hour you returned to work

2. Carrier's No.

city:
state:

line1:

7. Do you think of yourself as:

1. OWCP No.

Telephone No.

5. Claimant's address (number, street, city, state, ZIP code, country)

9. Social Security # (Required
by law)

11a. Did you stop work immediately?
Yes

b. Total earnings during year immediately
before injury.

19. Number of days usually
worked per week

Single

9a. Nationality

12. Date and hour pay stopped?
(mm/dd/yyyy)

No

(hh:mm am/pm)

15. Injured while doing regular work?
Yes
No
(if "No," explain in Item 24)

14. Occupation (Job title: longshore worker, welder, etc.)

a. Weekly

Expires: 10/31/2023

17. Has 3rd party or other claim been made
because of this Injury?
No
Yes

20. Name of supervisor at time of accident?
22. Were you employed elsewhere during the week injured?
(If "Yes," state where and when on reverse.)
Yes
No

21. Earliest date supervisor or employer knew of accident
(mm/dd/yyyy)

23. Exact place where accident occurred (Street address, city, town, country) (For Longshore also include: name of vessel, pier, terminal, etc.)
(For DBA also include: name of the DOD facility or associated worksite - i.e. base, FOB, camp, etc.)

24. Describe in full how the accident occurred (Relate the events which resulted in the injury or occupational disease. Tell what the injured was
doing at the time of the accident. Tell what happened and how it happened. Name any objects or substances involved and tell how they
were involved. Give full details on all factors which led or contributed to the accident. If more space is needed, continue on reverse.)

25. Nature of injury (name part of body affected - fractured
left leg, bruised right thumb, etc. If there was a loss or
loss of use of a part of the body. describe.)
26. Have you received medical attention for this injury?
(if *Yes," give name and address of doctor, clinic, hospital, etc.)

28. Was such treatment provided by employer?
Yes

No

No

No

33. Name of employer (individual or firm name)

37. I hereby make claim for compensation benefits,
monetary and medical, under the Defense Base Act
Signature of claimant
or person acting on their behalf

30. Have you worked during the period
of disability?
No

Yes

34. Nature of employer's business

35. Address of employer (Number, street, city, state, ZIP code, country) city:
line2:

No

32. Has injury resulted in permanent disability, amputation or serious
disfigurement?
No
Yes (Describe on reverse.)

(if "Yes," give dates on reverse)

line1:

27. Were you treated by a physician of
your choice?
Yes

29. Are you still disabled on account of this injury?
Yes
No

31. Have you received any wages since becoming disabled?
Yes

Yes

state:
country: United

zip code:

States

36. If accident occurred outside the U.S.,
state whether you are a U.S. Citizen

Yes

No

38. Date of this claim
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Section 31(a)(1) of the Longshore Act. 33 U.S.C. 931(a)(1) provides. as follows: Any claimant or representative of a claimant who knowingly and
willfully makes a false statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining a benefit or payment under this Act shall be guilty of a felony, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000, by imprisonment not to exceed five years, or by both.
Form LS-203
Rev. August 2023

Instructions
• Use this form to file a claim under any one of the following laws:
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Defense Base Act
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act
- Applicant may leave items 1. and 2. blank.
Except as noted below, a claim may be filed within one year after the injury or death (33 U.S.C. 913(a)). If compensation has been paid without an
award, a claim may be filed within one year after the last payment. The time for filing a claim does not begin to run until the employee or beneficiary
knows, or should have known by the exercise of reasonable diligence, of the relationship between the employment and the injury. Persons are not
required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The information will be used to determine
an injured worker's entitlement to compensation and medical benefits.
In case of hearing loss, a claim may be filed within one year after receipt by an employee of an audiogram, with the accompanying report thereon,
indicating that the employee has suffered a loss of hearing.
In cases involving occupational disease which does not immediately result in death or disability, a claim may be filed within two years after the
employee or claimant becomes aware, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence or by reason of medical advice should have been aware, of the
relationship between the employment, the disease, and the death or disability.
To file a claim for compensation benefits, complete and sign this form.
If you have already been assigned an OWCP Case Number, please include your OWCP case number and submit electronically to the file through the
DFELHWC’s Secure Electronic Access Portal (SEAPortal) (preferred method) https://seaportal.dol.gov/portal/. Alternatively, to submit the claim by mail,
please be sure to include your case number and mail to the Central Mail Receipt site at the address shown below.
If this is a new claim, and you do not have an OWCP Case Number, please submit the form through the SEAPortal (preferred method) at
https://seaportal.dol.gov/portal/ in the "Submit New Claim or Report of Injury" section. Or to the Case Create Fax Number (202) 513-6814. Alternatively, to
submit the "case create" form by mail, please send it to the address below:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
Division of Federal Employees’, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
400 West Bay Street, Suite 63A, Box 28
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Use the space below to continue answers. Please number each answer to correspond to the number of the item being continued.

Privacy Act Notice

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) you are hereby notified that (1) the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Act, as amended and extended (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (LHWCA) is administered by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs of the U.S. Department
of Labor, which receives and maintains personal information on claimants and their immediate families. (2) Information which the Office has will be used to
determine eligibility for and the amount of benefits payable under the LHWCA. (3) Information may be given to the employer which employed the claimant at
the time of injury, or to the insurance carrier or other entity which secured the employer's compensation liability. (4) Information may be given to physicians
and other medical service providers for use in providing treatment or medical/vocational rehabilitation, making evaluations and for other purposes relating to
the medical management of the claim. (5) Information may be given to the Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), or other
person, board or organization, which is authorized or required to render decisions with respect to the claim or other matter arising in connection with the claim.
(6) Information may be given to the Federal, state and local agencies for law enforcement purposes, to obtain information relevant to a decision under the
LHWCA, to determine whether benefits are being or have been paid properly, and where appropriate, to pursue salary/administrative offset and debt
collection actions required or permitted by law. (7) Disclosure of the claimant's Social Security Number (SSN) or tax identifying number (TIN) on this form is
mandatory. The SSN and/or TIN and other information maintained by the Office may be used for identification, and for other purposes authorized by law. (8)
Failure to disclose all requested information may delay the processing of the claim, the payment of benefits, or may result in an unfavorable decision or
reduced level of benefits.

Note: The notice applies to all forms requesting information that you might receive from the Office in connection with the processing
and/or adjudication of the claim you filed under the LHWCA and related statutes.

Public Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid
OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Use of
this form is optional, however furnishing the information is required in order to obtain and/or retain benefits. ( 33 U.S.C.913(a) ). Send comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-3524, Washington, D.C. 20210, and reference the OMB Control Number.

DO NOT SEND THE COMPLETED FORM TO THIS OFFICE

Form LS-203
Rev. August 2023
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