Vermont Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Vermont. Enter your wage, the body part, and the impairment rating to see a rough range. This is an estimate, not a prediction or an offer.
A rough estimate, not a prediction or an offer.
Workers' comp has no pain and suffering. This estimates the permanent partial disability award and a typical negotiated settlement range using Vermont's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Vermont workers' comp attorney.
Add future medical & time off work (for a fuller settlement estimate)
A lump-sum settlement often buys out future medical; time off work is paid separately as temporary disability.
Typical Settlement Range
$13,207 – $18,709
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
PPD Weekly Rate
$667
Weeks of Benefits
33.0 wks
A workers’ comp case usually resolves as a negotiated lump-sum settlement that bundles the disability award with future medical care, then discounts it — so the settlement range here is illustrative, not a quote. Impairment ratings are doctor-assigned and often disputed.
A workers' comp claim usually settles as a negotiated lump sum that bundles the permanent disability award with future medical care, then discounts it for present value and disputed issues — which is why the settlement range is below the gross value. The disability award is built from a statutory schedule (weeks × impairment rating × a weekly rate). The rating itself, average-weekly-wage disputes, and offsets all change the real number. This is not legal advice and RecordingLaw.com is not a law firm.
How Vermont Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Vermont uses a whole-person impairment system (weeks based on your overall impairment) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $1,836 per week, generally about 67% of your average weekly wage.
Vermont uses a whole-person impairment system under 21 V.S.A. 648 - NO member schedule. PPD weeks = (% whole-person impairment) x base weeks, paid at 66 2/3% AWW. CORRECTED: the statute applies the impairment percentage DIRECTLY to the base weeks. Spine/back base = 330 weeks (the statute states a 60% whole-person spine impairment = 330 weeks of compensation, i.e. weeks = WPI% x 330). Non-spine base = 405 weeks (weeks = WPI% x 405). All extremity, internal and psychiatric injuries are converted to a whole-person % under the AMA Guides 5th Edition.
Source: 21 V.S.A. 648 (Permanent partial disability benefits).
The Vermont Scheduled-Member Basics
FLAG: No scheduled-member table. Calculator should treat ALL Vermont injuries as unscheduled (body-as-whole). Use bodyAsWhole = 330 for spine/back and 405 for everything else (non-spine), with weeks = impairment% x base. PRIOR VALUE 550 WAS WRONG: the statute applies WPI% directly to 330 (spine) — the earlier 550 figure (330/0.60) double-divided. Statute fetch (21 VSA 648) confirms 'an injury to the spine evaluated as a 60% impairment of the whole person shall provide 330 weeks' and non-spine x 330... NOTE: some VT practice guides cite 405 weeks as the non-spine base; the statute's literal formula is WPI% x 330 for spine. Re-confirm the non-spine base (330 vs 405) against the VT DOL rule before launch.
Vermont has a 3-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Vermont workers' comp settlement calculated?
Vermont uses a whole-person impairment system (weeks based on your overall impairment). For a permanent partial disability, the award is generally the scheduled weeks for the injured body part times your impairment percentage times a weekly rate (up to $1,836 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Vermont workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $1,836 per week (2026). The temporary-disability rate may differ.
Does workers' comp pay for pain and suffering?
No. Workers' compensation does not pay pain and suffering. It pays medical care, a portion of lost wages, and a permanent disability award based on your impairment rating. That trade-off is the core of the workers' comp system.
Is this calculator accurate?
It is a rough estimate of the permanent partial disability award to show how Vermont's schedule works. The impairment rating, average-weekly-wage disputes, and offsets all change the real number, and most claims settle for a negotiated lump sum. Treat any figure here as a ballpark and consult a Vermont workers' comp attorney.
Disclaimer
This estimator is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice or a prediction of any outcome. RecordingLaw.com is not a law firm. It estimates the permanent partial disability award only, not the full claim (medical care and wage-replacement are separate), and workers' comp rates and schedules change; figures are current as of 2026-06-02. The value of a claim can only be assessed by a licensed attorney reviewing your specific facts.