California Labor Code 4662 – (a) Any of the following permanent disabilities shall be …
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(a) Any of the following permanent disabilities shall be conclusively presumed to be total in character:
(1) Loss of both eyes or the sight thereof.
Terms Used In California Labor Code 4662
- injury: as used in this division , includes cancer, including leukemia, that develops or manifests itself during a period in which any member described in subdivision (a) is in the service of the department or unit, if the member demonstrates that he or she was exposed, while in the service of the department or unit, to a known carcinogen as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or as defined by the director. See California Labor Code 3212.1
- Permanent total disability: means a permanent disability with a rating of 100 percent permanent disability only. See California Labor Code 4452.5
(2) Loss of both hands or the use thereof.
(3) An injury resulting in a practically total paralysis.
(4) An injury to the brain resulting in permanent mental incapacity.
(b) In all other cases, permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the fact.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 46. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)