Your workers’ compensation benefits hinge on the severity of your injury and whether you can resume your previous job duties. Some claimants will qualify for partial disability benefits if they cannot earn as much as they did before their injury or if they are unable to resume their previous job. When partial disability benefits are available, they typically last for a period determined by the insurance carrier. Workers’ compensation benefits only continue indefinitely when an injured worker is left permanently disabled and cannot work at all in the future due to their injury.