In the described scenario, what did the 2001 injury result in?

• A. Blindness in the eye and a 25% permanent disability award
• B. Temporary total disability
• C. Permanent impairment but no disability award
• D. Death

Answer: (A)

In California workers’ compensation, a lasting injury is measured by a permanent impairment rating, which then determines the permanent disability award. When the injury leaves the worker with blindness in one eye, that impairment is quantified on the impairment schedule as a 25% whole-person impairment. That 25% impairment maps directly to a 25% permanent disability award, reflecting the lasting impact of the injury.

Temporary total disability would apply only while the worker is healing, not after a permanent impairment is established. Death would be the outcome if the injury were fatal. Here, the lasting impairment (blindness in one eye) leads to the fixed 25% PD award.