{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-509","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 65.2-509","heading":"Commencement of compensation","body":"No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of incapacity resulting from an injury except the benefits provided for in § 65.2-603; but if incapacity extends beyond that period, compensation shall commence with the eighth day of disability. If, however, such incapacity shall continue for a period of more than three weeks, then compensation shall be allowed from the first day of such incapacity.Code 1950, § 65-59; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-62; 1976, c. 165; 1991, c. 355.","path":["Title 65.2. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Chapter 5. COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT THEREOF"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/65.2-509/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:19Z","sha256":"3ae7e534c41f19b3744dae982e7041a13abac8a11ef589377a0cbbcf4b08c4d2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-508","next":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}