Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)
Medical & Disability Terms
Definition
A disability rating given when an injury results in some permanent loss of function, but the worker can still perform some type of work. Most workers' comp settlements are based on a PPD rating.
Why It Matters
Your PPD percentage directly affects your settlement calculation — a higher rating generally means a higher award.
How This Connects to Your Estimate
The settlement multiplier range shown on every injury page (typically somewhere between 1.5x and 5x, depending on the injury) is standing in for exactly this variable — it's an attempt to model how much a real PPD rating typically moves the final number. This site can't know your actual rating in advance, which is exactly why every estimate is shown as a range rather than a single figure. Once you have a real PPD percentage from a doctor, that's a far more precise input than anything a calculator can assume.
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