Understanding Social Security Benefits: Disability, Retirement, Death, and Unemployment
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Permanent Disability
Permanent disability refers to a situation in which a worker, after undergoing the prescribed treatment, experiences serious anatomical or functional reductions. These reductions are objectively determinable, definitive, and expected to reduce or nullify their ability to work.
Grades of Permanent Disability
- Partial Disability: Does not decrease below 33% in the employee's normal performance for their usual job and they can perform the essential functions of the same.
- Total Disability: Inability to perform all basic tasks of the usual occupation, but the individual may engage in a different one.
- Absolute Disability: Disables the employee from performing any profession.
- Major Disability: The resulting losses from anatomical and