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WHAT IS A SCHEDULE LOSS OF USE AWARD?

A schedule loss of use award is an award that determines the amount of money you will receive based on the loss of use (such as a restricted range of motion) you have to a specific injured body part (usually limbs/digits).

This percentage is determined by medical evidence such as treating doctors' report and the Independent Medical Examiners report, if any. The "schedule" is a determination made by the legislature as to what a specific body part is worth. Currently, for example, a 100% Schedule to your arm is worth 312 weeks of compensation. If your doctor says you have a 10% schedule of your arm then it is worth only 31.2 weeks!

Your weekly earnings determine the "rate" of your benefit which is then mulitplied by the percentage of loss schedule to give you a monetary figure. What is good about such awards are that you could potentially receive money for a permanent injury even if you had a short amount of time out of work!