evidence: a. If an initial CA-7 is received immediately following the COP period, the CE may use the authority provided by the FECA to approve a payment for a period not to exceed 15 days into the future (15 days post termination of COP), if disability for the period is medically supported and the employing agency verifies that the claimant has not returned to work at the time the payment is processed. [...] (1) If an initial Form CA-7 is received immediately following the COP period, the CE may use the authority provided by the FECA to approve a payment for a period not to exceed 15 days into the future (15 days post termination of COP) if disability for the period is medically supported, and the EA verifies that the claimant has not returned to work at the time the payment is processed. (This authority does not extend to occupational disease claims and applies only to the initial 15-day period following COP in cases of traumatic injury.) [...] Payment in these instances should be calculated manually and processed as a direct payment. Payment should not be made at the "100% compensation rate" in the case management system, as this amount may not be equal to the actual wages lost.