4661. Where an injury causes both temporary and permanent disability, the injured employee is entitled to compensation for any permanent disability sustained by him in addition to any payment received by such injured employee for temporary disability. Every computation made pursuant to this section shall be made only with reference to disability resulting from an […]
4661.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, when any temporary total disability indemnity payment is made two years or more from the date of injury, the amount of this payment shall be computed in accordance with the temporary disability indemnity average weekly earnings amount specified in Section 4453 in effect on the date each […]
4662. (a) Any of the following permanent disabilities shall be conclusively presumed to be total in character: (1) Loss of both eyes or the sight thereof. (2) Loss of both hands or the use thereof. (3) An injury resulting in a practically total paralysis. (4) An injury to the brain resulting in permanent mental incapacity. (b) In all other cases, permanent […]
4663. (a) Apportionment of permanent disability shall be based on causation. (b) A physician who prepares a report addressing the issue of permanent disability due to a claimed industrial injury shall address in that report the issue of causation of the permanent disability. (c) In order for a physician’s report to be considered complete on the issue of […]
4664. (a) The employer shall only be liable for the percentage of permanent disability directly caused by the injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment. (b) If the applicant has received a prior award of permanent disability, it shall be conclusively presumed that the prior permanent disability exists at the time of any […]
