Reference · 2005 PDRS impairments

California PD rating, by impairment

Every workplace injury is rated from a whole-person impairment (WPI) figure tied to a body part. Search your body part or diagnosis to see how it converts to a permanent-disability rating and dollars under the 2005 PDRS.

Looking for the 3-digit codes on an EAMS filing (420 = back, 200 = neck)? Those are EAMS body-part codes — a different code set from the impairment numbers below.

Impairments by body system

Spine — neck & back
31 impairments
Shoulder, arm, wrist & hand
42 impairments
Hip, knee, ankle & foot
65 impairments
Psychiatric & mental health
1 impairment
Nervous system & nerve injury
34 impairments
Hearing, ear, nose & throat
8 impairments
Vision & the visual system
3 impairments
Lungs & respiratory
3 impairments
Heart & cardiovascular
11 impairments
Digestive system
5 impairments
Urinary & reproductive
5 impairments
Skin & scarring
5 impairments
Endocrine & diabetes
1 impairment
Blood & hematopoietic
1 impairment
Pain add-on
1 impairment
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