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partial disability n. the result of an injury which permanently reduces a person's ability to function, but still permits some working or other activity. In workmen's compensation cases an injured worker is often awarded a percentage rating of permanent partial disability, which will entitle him/her to a money settlement. The percentage payoff is often based on a physician's evaluation of what part of the person's normal functioning is gone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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George Pataki's budget proposal for the 2007 fiscal year, introduced in early 2006, included several workers' comp reforms, such as a cap on eligibility for permanent partial disability awards at 500 weeks and an increase in the maximum award for which injured employees are eligible from $400 per month to $500 per month. In those cases they receive temporary partial disability benefits. He was subsequently pushed along by the wheel and although the wheel never actually rolled over him, the checker suffered severe trauma to his left knee causing permanent partial disability. |
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