{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-623.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-623.07","heading":"Compensation schedule.","body":"(a)\nIf there is permanent disability involving the loss, or loss of use, of a member or function of the body or disfigurement, the employee is entitled to basic compensation for the disability, as provided by the schedule in subsection (c) of this section, at the rate of 66 2/3 percent of his or her monthly pay. The basic compensation shall be:\n(1)\nPayable regardless of whether the cause of the disability originates in a part of the body other than that member;\n(2)\nPayable regardless of whether the disability also involves another impairment of the body; and\n(3)\nIn addition to compensation for temporary total or temporary partial disability; provided, that:\n(A)\nA claimant who has received compensation for temporary total or temporary partial disability under this title shall be eligible for compensation payable under this section only after compensation for the temporary total or temporary partial disability has ceased;\n(B)\nA claimant shall not receive any further compensation for a single injury for temporary total or temporary partial disability after receiving compensation for the injury under this section; and\n(C)\nA claimant shall not be entitled to receive multiple awards of compensation under this section for the same permanent disability, but shall only be entitled to receive one award of compensation payable under this section per permanent disability.\n\n(b)\nRepealed.\n\n(c)\nThe compensation schedule is as follows:\n(1)\nArm lost, 312 weeks’ compensation;\n(2)\nLeg lost, 288 weeks’ compensation;\n(3)\nHand lost, 244 weeks’ compensation;\n(4)\nFoot lost, 205 weeks’ compensation;\n(5)\nEye lost, 160 weeks’ compensation;\n(6)\nThumb lost, 75 weeks’ compensation;\n(7)\nFirst finger lost, 46 weeks’ compensation;\n(8)\nGreat toe lost, 38 weeks’ compensation;\n(9)\nSecond finger lost, 30 weeks’ compensation;\n(10)\nThird finger lost, 25 weeks’ compensation;\n(11)\nToe other than great toe lost, 16 weeks’ compensation;\n(12)\nFourth finger lost, 15 weeks’ compensation;\n(13)\nLoss of hearing:\n(A)\nComplete loss of hearing of 1 ear, 52 weeks’ compensation; or\n(B)\nComplete loss of hearing of both ears, 200 weeks’ compensation;\n(14)\nCompensation for loss of binocular vision or for loss of 80 percent or more of the vision of any eye is the same as for loss of the eye;\n(15)\nCompensation for loss of more than 1 phalanx of a digit is the same as for loss of the entire digit. Compensation for loss of the 1st phalanx is one-half of the compensation for loss of the entire digit;\n(16)\nIf, in the case of an arm or a leg, the member is amputated above the wrist or ankle, compensation is the same as for loss of the arm or leg, respectively;\n(17)\nCompensation for loss of use of 2 or more digits or 1 or more phalanges of each of 2 or more digits of a hand or foot is proportioned to the loss of the use of the hand or foot occasioned thereby;\n(18)\nCompensation for permanent total loss of use of a member is the same as for loss of the member;\n(19)\nCompensation for permanent partial loss of use of a member may be for proportionate loss of use of the member. The degree of loss of vision or hearing under this schedule is determined without regard to correction;\n(20)\nIn case of loss of use of more than 1 member or parts of more than 1 member as enumerated by this schedule, the compensation is for loss of the use of each member or part thereof and the awards run consecutively. When the injury affects only 2 or more digits of the same hand or foot, paragraph (17) of this subsection applies, and when partial bilateral loss of hearing is involved, compensation is computed on the loss as affecting both ears;\n(21)\nFor serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck of a character likely to hinder an individual in securing or maintaining employment, proper and equitable compensation not to exceed $7,500 shall be awarded in addition to any other compensation payable under this schedule; or\n(22)\nFor permanent loss or loss of use of any other important external or internal organ of the body, as determined by the Mayor, proper and equitable compensation not to exceed 312 weeks for each organ so determined shall be paid in addition to any other compensation payable under this schedule.\n\n(d)\nIf medical records or other objective evidence substantiate a pre-existing impairment or other impairments or conditions unrelated to the work-related injury, the Mayor shall apportion the pre-existing or unrelated medical impairment from that of the current work-related injury or occupational disease in accordance with American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (“AMA Guides”). In making this determination, the Mayor shall consider medical reports by physicians with specific training and experience in the use of the AMA Guides.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 6. Merit Personnel System.","Subchapter XXIII. Public Sector Workers’ Compensation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-623.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a880a29b81a6ae44af29d8f9c961739fcee43af2b734d194b12eca19c2f7810b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-623.06b","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-623.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}