Specific Loss Legal Definition
"What is Specific Loss?"
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Specific Loss
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Hearing loss
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Vision impairment
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Disfigurement
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Amputation
Specific Loss and Workers’ Compensation Cases?
The amount of compensation paid to injured workers who’ve suffered a specific loss is made pursuant to a defined schedule set by state statute. Examples of specific loss benefits include:-
Loss of a hand: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-third percent of wages for 335 weeks
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Loss of a forearm: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages for 370 weeks
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Loss of an arm or leg: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages for 410 weeks
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Loss of a foot: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages for 250 weeks
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Loss of a lower leg: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages for 350 weeks
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Loss of an eye: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages for 275 weeks
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Loss of a thumb: Workers are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages for 100 weeks
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Serious and permanent disfigurement of the head, neck, and face are entitled to 66 and two-thirds percent of wages not to exceed 275 weeks
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