5 U.S.C. § 8105

Total disability

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(a) If the disability is total, the United States shall pay the employee during the disability monthly monetary compensation equal to 66⅔ percent of his monthly pay, which is known as his basic compensation for total disability.(b) The loss of use of both hands, both arms, both feet, or both legs, or the loss of sight of both eyes, is prima facie permanent total disability.(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 535.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Derivation

U.S. Code

Revised Statutes and

Statutes at Large

 

5 U.S.C. 753.

Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 3, 39 Stat. 743.

 

Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 102, 63 Stat. 855.

In subsection (a), the words “Except as otherwise provided in sections 751–756, 757–781, 783–791, and 793 of this title” are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (b), the words “Loss, or” are omitted as included in “loss of use of”. The words “or the loss of sight of both eyes” are substituted for “or both eyes or the sight thereof”.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases, 1983–2010 · leading case: United States v. Arcadipane, 41 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1994).
United States v. Arcadipane, 41 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1994). · cites it 3× “3 He constructs the following syllogism: (1) inasmuch as he was totally disabled during the time frame covered by the indictment, his situation is controlled by 5 U.S.C. § 8105 (a) (which provides in relevant part that, when an employee’s “disability is total, the United States…”
United States v. Thomas M. Kappes, III, 936 F.2d 227 (6th Cir. 1991). · cites it 3× “Kappes received temporary total disability payments under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. § 8105 . In April 1989, Kappes filled out a U.”
United States v. Prentice Harold Dawkins, 202 F.3d 711 (4th Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “He was subsequently determined to be totally disabled and began receiving federal employee’s compensation benefits pursuant to 5 U.S.C.A. § 8105 (West 1996). As a condition of continuing to receive the benefits, the Department of Labor required Dawkins to periodically fill out…”
Cletis Meredith Miller v. William Bolger, Postmaster Gen. of the United States Postal Serv. & the United States of Am., 802 F.2d 660 (3rd Cir. 1986). · cites it 2× “5 U.S.C. §§ 8105 , 8124. Thus Miller has not recovered pay for the two periods of temporary wage loss that he alleges resulted from the activities at issue.”
Gerald L. Brumley v. United States Dep't of Labor, 28 F.3d 746 (8th Cir. 1994). · cites it 2× “Section 8105 does not expressly mention earning capacity or earning reports.”
UNITED STATES of Am., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Susan Carol FITZGERALD, Defendant-Appellant, 147 F.3d 1101 (9th Cir. 1998). · cites it 2× “First, we have observed that “it is implicit in the statutory scheme [of 5 U.S.C. § 8105 ] for the Department [of Labor] to make inquiries to determine whether the disability .”
Norman A. Johnson v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 812 F.2d 705 (Fed. Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “For instance, an employee who is totally disabled in the line of duty generally receives two-thirds of his former salary under the Compensation Act, see 5 U.S.C. § 8105 (a) (1982), while an employee who does not suffer a job-related injury typically receives only 40 percent of…”
Szedlock v. Tenet, 61 F. App'x 88 (4th Cir. 2003). “See 5 U.S.C. §§ 8105 , 8110. At the same time, the statute limits the employee’s ability to recover from the federal government under other statutes.”
Lee v. United States, 41 Fed. Cl. 36 (Fed. Cl. 1998). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff contends that the Navy’s discharge of plaintiff violates 5 U.S.C. § 8105 , and that the Navy has improperly failed to reinstate him, provide medical coverage for his work-related injury, and provide back pay.”
United States v. William C. Austin, 817 F.2d 1352 (9th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “Appellant argues that this evidence is in conflict with 5 U.S.C. § 8105 and thus could not be properly admitted.”
Donna Olson, for the Est. of Gordon E. Olson, Deceased v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 170 F.3d 820 (8th Cir. 1999). “For example, the federal statutes providing worker’s compensation benefits to federal employees expressly tie both scheduled and unscheduled disability benefits to the injured employee’s prior monthly pay.”
Johnson v. Sullivan, 764 F. Supp. 1053 (D. Maryland 1991). “See 5 U.S.C. §§ 8105 , 8110. Moreover unlike FECA, under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act reinstatement and attorney’s fees are available.”
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