{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1113","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.1-1113","heading":"Successive periods of long-term disability","body":"A. A participating employee's disability which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which long-term disability benefits were paid shall be deemed to be a continuation of the prior disability if the employee returns to a position on an active employment basis for less than 125 consecutive work days. Days of work arranged pursuant to vocational, rehabilitation, or return-to-work programs shall not be counted in determining the duration of the period of the employee's return to work.B. If a participating employee returns to a position on an active employment basis for 125 consecutive work days or longer, any succeeding period of disability shall constitute a new period of disability.1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2004, c. 97; 2005, c. 419.","path":["Title 51.1. PENSIONS, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT","Chapter 11. SICKNESS AND DISABILITY PROGRAM","Article 3. NONWORK RELATED DISABILITY BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-1113/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:04Z","sha256":"45bd4aa2ea5b04ba9635df83acd076139cf9c8e7478181588ff8d07f9b85737c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1112","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}