Permanent partial disability
Workers Compensation benefits are different than damages you might receive if you are involved in another type of personal injury. Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) Benefits are benefits that are intended to compensate an injured worker for permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function.
In order to make the permanency uniform, the permanent partial disability rules have been developed. In some situations, these guidelines require there be some objective measures (i.e. MRI, CT scans, etc.) to form a basis for a PPD rating.
A work injury only needs to substantially aggravate, accelerate or combine with a pre-existing condition for the permanency to be related.
The PPD rules provide specific categories which represent various disabling conditions. The category that best represents the disabling conditions is to be selected. If there are several conditions, these rating for each condition will need to be combined. Also, it may be that the PPD rules do not cover a certain condition but the injured worker suffers permanent functional impairment. In this case, a “Weber” rating may be assigned.
Permanent Partial Disability benefits are calculated by multiplying the percentage of permanent partial disability designated in the rules (Minn. R. 5223.0300 to 5223.0650) to the dollar amount listed for that percentage.
0-5 % – $75,000
6-10% – $80,000
11-15% – $85,000
16-20% – $90,000
21-25% – %95,000
26-30% – $100,000
31-35% – $110,000
36-40% -$120,000
41-45% – $130,000
46-50% – $140,000
51-55% – $165,000
56-60% – $190,000
61-65% – $215,000
66-70% – $240,000
71-75% – $265,000
76-80% -$315,000
81-85% – $365,000
86-90% – $415,000
91-95% – $465,000
96-100% – $515,000
Permanent partial disability is payable at the end of temporary total disability benefits unless the employee requests a lump sum payment. If requested, this sum would be discounted to the present value.
A Health Care Provider Report can be submitted to your treating doctor to determine what, if any, permanent partial disability you may have.
If you are having trouble getting the permanency you are owed, please feel free to contact me through my website.
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