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The impairment-based approach is the most common way for states to calculate PPD benefits. It uses the extent of your impairment to determine how many weeks of benefits your injury is worth, and your prior wages to calculate how much you'll receive for each week.
impairment for non-schedule permanent partial disabilities, including the spine, pelvis, respiratory, cardiovascular, skin, brain, and pain. The Task Force also issued recommended guidelines for the of wage-earning capacity.
Identify the affected body part or system (include chapter, table number, class, and severity level for non-schedule disabilities) and review the Guidelines (for body parts not covered by the Guidelines, see Chapter on Other Injuries and Occupational Diseases [Default Guideline]).
Using this guide, the doctor will assign a permanent partial disability rating to a specific body part (finger, hand, etc.) area (upper extremity, lower extremity, etc.) or to the “body as a whole.” Here’s an example of how calculating your PPD benefits in Georgia works:
Permanent partial disability (PPD) claims are the most common type of workers' compensation cases, making up over half of all workers' comp claims nationwide. Permanent partial disabilities can be caused by either a work-related injury or an occupational disease.
Permanent Partial Disability. Part of your wage-earning capacity has been permanently lost. There are two types of permanent partial disability benefits, depending on the body part affected and the nature of the permanent disability: Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) Non-Schedule Loss.
Permanent partial disability benefits are how the workers’ compensation system pays you for permanent impairment that you have because of your work injury. You only receive permanent partial disability benefits if you have some permanent impairment from your injury.