N.Y. Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law § 8: Permanent total disability benefits

§ 8. Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of total

disability adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter shall be

paid six hundred dollars for each week during the continuance thereof.

Permanent total disability, within the meaning of this section, shall

exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been

lost permanently and totally as the result of the injury. The loss of

both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or

any two thereof, shall, in the absence of conclusive proof to the

contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other cases

permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the

facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an injured

volunteer firefighter disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of

both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or

any two thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit

by engaging in business or employment provided his or her weekly

earnings or wages, when combined with his or her weekly benefit shall

not be in excess of eight hundred dollars; and further provided that the

application of this section shall not result in reduction of benefits

which an injured volunteer firefighter who is disabled due to the loss

or total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both

feet, or both legs, or any two thereof would otherwise be entitled to

under any other provisions of this article.