{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.402","heading":"What is partial disability?","body":"An injured employee who cannot return to the position held at the time of injury (or earn equivalent wages) due to the work-related injury, but who is not totally disabled for all gainful employment, is considered to be partially disabled.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart E—Compensation and Related Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"1d49c90de456cab99dd80558d036f190fb7fe63a189a693aafbc31a892f1e355","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.401","next":"us/20-cfr-10.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}