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Am I entitled to Permanent Impairment Benefits if I am not Totally Disabled?

An injured employee is entitled to Permanent Impairment Benefits but they don’t add up to very much.  Once an employee has reached maximum medical improvement and has an impairment rating which is a whole body impairment rating, the Workers’ Compensation carrier is supposed to pay the employer Impairment Income Benefits for a period based on the impairment rating.  The payments are separate and apart from Temporary Partial or Temporary and Permanent Total Disability. The ratings vary but the payments are based on the following:

- For each percentage point from 1-10%, 2 weeks of benefits are to be paid to the employee for each percentage point of impairment;

- For each percentage point from 11-15%, 3 weeks of benefits are paid for each percentage point of impairment;

- For each percentage point from 16%-20%, 4 weeks of benefits are to be paid for each percentage point of impairment;

- For each percentage point from 21% and higher, 6 weeks of benefits are to be paid.
Again, these benefits are in addition to TTD and PTD benefits.