{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-3-7-21","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-3-7-21","heading":"Awards; disqualification","body":"Sec. 21. (a) No compensation is allowed for any condition of physical or mental ill-being, disability, disablement, or death for which compensation is recoverable on account of accidental injury under chapters 2 through 6 of this article.\n(b) No compensation is allowed for any disease or death knowingly self-inflicted by the employee, or due to his intoxication, his commission of an offense, his knowing failure to use a safety appliance, his knowing failure to obey a reasonable written or printed rule of the employer which has been posted in a conspicuous position in the place of work, or his knowing failure to perform any statutory duty. The burden of proof is on the defendant.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 3. WORKER'S COMPENSATION SYSTEM","Chapter 7. Worker's Occupational Diseases Compensation"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-3-7-21","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"2da1da440dd28deadec75e82abb12e06f0f361f31d48c0da9299177ec6f5940f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-3-7-20","next":"us-in/ic-22-3-7-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}