North Carolina § 97-33 - Prorating in event of earlier disability or injury.
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§ 97-33. Prorating in event of earlier disability or injury.
If any employee is an epileptic, or has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury in service in the United States Army or Navy, or in another employment other than that in which he received a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in G.S. 97-31, he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of disability which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed. History (1929, c. 120, s. 33; 1975, c. 832; 2011-183, s. 127(b).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-183, s. 127(b), effective June 20, 2011, substituted "United States Army or Navy" for "army or navy of the United States." Legal Periodicals. - For note discussing limitations on the apportionment of disabilities, see 54 N.C.L. Rev. 1123 (1976). For comment on Morrison v. Burlington Indus., 304 N.C. 1 , 282 S.E.2d 458 (1981), see 4 Campbell L. Rev. 107 (1981).
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Section 97-33 ("Prorating in event of earlier disability or injury.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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