Virginia Workers' Comp Settlement Calculator
Estimate the permanent partial disability (PPD) award for a work injury in Virginia. 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 Virginia's rules. The impairment rating is set by a doctor and often disputed. Talk to a Virginia 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
$20,010 – $28,348
a negotiated lump sum is usually a discount on the gross value · estimate only
Virginia pays this injury by wage loss, so treat this as a wide ballpark.
PPD Weekly Rate
$667
Weeks of Benefits
50.0 wks
Virginia pays back/neck and other unscheduled injuries largely by wage loss, so this whole-body figure is a rough ceiling, not a scheduled amount.
Because this is a wage-loss or bespoke-method state, treat the figure as a wide ballpark, not a scheduled amount.
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 Virginia Pays Permanent Partial Disability
Virginia uses a scheduled-member system (weeks of benefits per body part) for permanent partial disability. PPD is paid at up to $1,463 per week, generally about 67% of your average weekly wage.
Virginia is a SCHEDULE-ONLY PPD state: 65.2-503 lists weeks ONLY for the enumerated members (arm/hand/fingers/leg/foot/toes/eye/ear plus disfigurement). The back, neck, spine, and other unscheduled body parts have NO PPD schedule award - injured workers with back/neck injuries instead recover through wage-loss benefits (temporary total / temporary partial at 66 2/3%), capped at the cumulative 500-week limit. bodyAsWhole = 500 here represents that 500-week aggregate cap on TT+TP+PPD, NOT a whole-person multiplier.
Source: Va. Code 65.2-503 (Permanent loss); 65.2-500/65.2-502 (rate & 500-week cap).
The Virginia Scheduled-Member Basics
Weeks are at 66 2/3% AWW per 65.2-503. Both-ears = 100 wks (statute schedules 50 wks per ear; bilateral total = 2 x 50). Eye = 100 wks (permanent total loss of vision). Partial loss is proportional (e.g. 50% loss of an ear = 25 wks). No separate dominant-hand multiplier. NOTE the 500-week cap is on combined TT/TP/PPD, not a per-injury whole-person base.
Virginia has a 7-day waiting period before wage-replacement benefits begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a Virginia workers' comp settlement calculated?
Virginia uses a scheduled-member system (weeks of benefits per body part). 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 $1,463 per week). Medical care and wage-replacement during recovery are separate, and most cases resolve by a negotiated settlement.
What is the Virginia workers' comp weekly rate?
Permanent partial disability is paid at about 67% of your average weekly wage, capped at $1,463 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 Virginia'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 Virginia 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.