South Carolina § 42-9-150 Employees with permanent disability or injury from service in Armed Forces or previous employment; entitlement to compensation; additional benefits.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 42-9-150 — Employees with permanent disability or injury from service in Armed Forces or previous employment; entitlement to compensation; additional benefits.

South Carolina § 42-9-150

Title 42WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Ch. 9COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-150 (2026).

Text

If an employee has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury that resulted from serving in the United States Armed Forces or in another employment other than that in which he receives a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in Section 42-9-30 or the second paragraph of Section 42-9-10, he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of disability which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed, except that such employee may receive further benefits if his subsequent injury qualifies for additional benefits under Section 42-9-35.

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If an employee has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury that resulted from serving in the United States Armed Forces or in another employment other than that in which he receives a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in Section 42-9-30 or the second paragraph of Section 42-9-10, he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of disability which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed, except that such employee may receive further benefits if his subsequent injury qualifies for additional benefits under Section 42-9-35.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 72-166; 1952 Code SECTION 72-166; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-36; 1936 (39) 1231; 1974 (58) 2235; 2007 Act No. 111, Pt I, SECTION 21, eff July 1, 2007, applicable to injuries that occur on or after that date.