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Health · Chapter 16 · Defining Disability

Partial Disability

Definition
Unable to perform one or more (but not all) key duties of your own occupation, or unable to work full-time — with a resulting income loss. Standard benefit assumption: 50% of the total disability benefit.
In plain English
Half-sidelined, half-paid: encourages working part-time without forfeiting all benefits.
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