Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01239:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01239
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 2019–3195

7  Circumstances when permanently incapacitated for work
  For paragraph 37(1)(c) of the Act, a person is permanently incapacitated for work if:
         (a)    at least one of the following applies to the person:
    (i)   the person is permanently blind in both eyes;
 (ii)  the person receives a special rate of pension under section 24 of the Act;
 (iii) the person receives a Special Rate Disability Pension;
 (iv) the person would receive a Special Rate Disability Pension but for the application of section 204 or section 415 or both of the MRCA to the person;
 (v) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission is satisfied the person meets the eligibility criteria mentioned in subsection 199(1) of the MRCA; or
 (b) all of the following are met:
 (i) the person has an impairment that, if it was an injury or disease for the Approved Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions, would result in a combined impairment rating of 40 or more under Table 18.1 of the Guide;
 (ii) because of the impairment, the person is permanently unable to work for more than 8 hours a week;
 (iii) the Commission is satisfied that the impairment is permanent.