CA-2 Form Help on Long Island

What the CA-2 Form Is

The CA-2 is the federal form for occupational disease: a condition caused by your job duties over time rather than a single traumatic event. Carpal tunnel. Degenerative disc disease. Rotator cuff degeneration. Hearing loss. Plantar fasciitis. If your body broke down because of the work you do for the federal government, the CA-2 is the form that starts your OWCP claim. You have three years from the date you became aware the condition was work-related.

How Our Woodbury Staff Helps You File

The CA-2 requires more documentation than the CA-1. There's no single event to describe. Instead, you need a detailed narrative of your job duties, the physical demands, how long you've been doing them, and what changed. Our Woodbury staff walk you through that narrative, organize it for the form, fill it out with you, and submit it. If you're not sure whether you need a CA-1 or CA-2, they'll help you figure that out before anything gets filed.

Why the Medical Report Is the CA-2's Backbone

On a CA-1, the event speaks for itself. On a CA-2, the doctor speaks for the event. Dr. Moalemi's CA-2 medical reports document the diagnosed condition, the occupational mechanism, the exposure history by frequency and duration, and the causal opinion linking job duties to diagnosis. OWCP examiners approve CA-2 claims when the medical narrative is airtight. That's what we do.

Common CA-2 Conditions on Long Island

USPS letter carriers from Huntington, Brentwood, Commack, Bay Shore, Islip, Deer Park, Selden, Patchogue, and across Nassau and Suffolk counties with degenerative knee and lumbar conditions from 10, 15, 20 years of walking routes and carrying heavy loads. Mail handlers at the Garden City and Westbury processing facilities with repetitive-strain injuries from sorting machinery. TSA officers at MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma with chronic shoulder and wrist conditions from years of bag screening. VA nurses at Northport with cumulative back injury from patient transfers. FAA controllers at Republic Airport in Farmingdale with cervical strain from console work. Federal court staff in Central Islip with chronic desk-work conditions. Long Island's federal workforce files CA-2 claims across every agency and every town, and we handle all of them from our Woodbury office.

Federal Employers Near Long Island

• USPS Western Nassau Processing & Distribution Center (Garden City)
• USPS Mid-Island Processing & Distribution Facility (Westbury)
• USPS post offices across Nassau and Suffolk County
• TSA at Long Island MacArthur Airport (Ronkonkoma)
• VA Northport Medical Center
• FAA at Republic Airport (Farmingdale)
• SSA field offices across Long Island
• Federal courts (Central Islip)

Towns We Serve From Woodbury Office (Long Island)

CA-2 Filing Questions for Long Island

Can your Woodbury staff help me file a CA-2?

Yes. Our staff at 99 Sunnyside Boulevard Extension, Suite 102, Woodbury, are trained on both CA-1 and CA-2 forms. The CA-2 needs a detailed work-history narrative, and our staff help you build that so it aligns with Dr. Moalemi's medical report. Call (516) 496-4444 to schedule.

I've been a mail carrier for 15 years and my knees are gone. Is that a CA-2?

Yes. Degenerative knee conditions from years of walking routes, climbing steps, and carrying heavy mail loads are textbook CA-2 occupational disease filings. You have three years from the date you became aware the condition was work-related. Bring whatever work history and prior imaging you have to the first visit.

Which Long Island towns do you serve?

We serve all of Nassau and Suffolk County from Woodbury. Nassau: Garden City, Mineola, Hicksville, Hempstead, Westbury, Syosset, Jericho, Levittown, Massapequa, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Oceanside, East Meadow, Bethpage, Plainview, Great Neck, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, and more. Suffolk: Huntington, Babylon, Bay Shore, Smithtown, Ronkonkoma, Patchogue, Amityville, Lindenhurst, Farmingdale, Melville, Brentwood, Commack, Islip, Central Islip, Deer Park, Selden, Centereach, Hauppauge, Kings Park, Northport, Port Jefferson, Stony Brook, Coram, Medford, Riverhead, Sayville, Shirley, and more.

What's the difference between a CA-1 and a CA-2?

CA-1 is for a single traumatic injury with a specific date. CA-2 is for a condition that built up over time from your job duties. If you can point to one event, it's a CA-1. If your body wore down gradually from the work, it's a CA-2. Our staff will help you determine which form you need.

Is CA-2 filing help free?

Yes. Claims assistance is free. Medical treatment is billed directly to the Department of Labor. No out-of-pocket cost.