{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1158","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.1-1158","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.2012, cc. 701, 823.","path":["Title 51.1. PENSIONS, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT","Chapter 11.1. DISABILITY PROGRAM FOR HYBRID RETIREMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS","Article 2. NONWORK-RELATED DISABILITY BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-1158/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:04Z","sha256":"aa33fade7b56631c81a3b79132f9f8f0421cba9a91efaa7eb4dccfeeb5c1dffa","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1157","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-1159"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}