Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-656 - Apportionment(a) If it appears that a permanent disability of a covered employee following an accidental personal injury or occupational disease is due partly to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease and partly to a preexisting disease or infirmity, the Commission shall determine:(1) the proportion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease; and(2) the proportion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the preexisting disease or infirmity.(b) The covered employee: (1) is entitled to compensation for the portion of the disability of the covered employee that is reasonably attributable solely to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease; and(2) is not entitled to compensation for the portion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the preexisting disease or infirmity.