PERMANENT DISABILITY (PD)
• Permanent disability is the benefit paid if you are determined to have some percentage of residual disability. Permanent disability benefits are not payable until your medical condition has stabilized. It is the doctors involved in your case who make the determination of whether your condition has stabilized and this is called reaching a permanent and stationary status. What this means is that your condition has leveled off and the doctor believes your condition will stay substantially the same in the future. You should understand that a finding of permanent and stationary status does not mean that you have fully recovered from your injury, but rather have reached maximum medical improvement.