There are seven different types of disability benefits available to injured employees under Iowa’s workers compensation law. The need to seek the correct type (or types) of benefits is among the primary reasons why injured employees need to hire experienced Iowa work injury attorneys. The seven types of disability benefits available to injured employees in Iowa are: (i) temporary total disability (TTD), (ii) temporary partial disability (TPD), (iii) healing period (HP), (iv) permanent partial disability (PPD), (v) permanent total disability (PTD), (vi) scheduled member disability, and (vii) body as a whole disability.