Workers comp research guide
Tennessee permanent partial disability settlement calculator
Estimate a Tennessee permanent partial disability settlement from your impairment rating, the 450-week body-as-whole value and the $1,353 weekly maximum.
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Estimated range
$23,480to$35,220
Midpoint $29,350
Weekly benefit
$600
Rating weeks
32
Temporary benefits
$7,200
Permanent benefits
$18,900
Future medical
$3,250
Weekly cap used
$1,353
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This is an educational estimate. State rules, caps, medical evidence, attorney fees, and future care can change the result.
Tennessee pays permanent partial disability by multiplying your impairment rating by 450 weeks. T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3)(A) builds the original award from that product, and (3)(H) sets 450 weeks as the statutory value of the body as a whole. The original award is paid whether or not you went back to work. If you were not back at your pre-injury wage when the compensation period ended, the original award is multiplied by 1.35, and the resulting award can climb again through education (1.45), age (1.2) and county unemployment (1.3). The weekly rate is 66 2/3 percent of your average weekly wage, capped at $1,353 for injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
This page explains Tennessee's permanent partial disability formula from T.C.A. § 50-6-207 and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation rates table. It is educational only, is not legal advice, and is not affiliated with the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation or the Court of Workers' Compensation Claims. Confirm the rates for your injury date before relying on any figure.
Tennessee PPD award by impairment rating (injuries 7/1/2026–6/30/2027, $1,353 weekly maximum)
Weeks are the impairment rating multiplied by 450 weeks under T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3)(A). Amounts use the $1,353 permanent weekly maximum for injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and the second figure in the last column adds the 1.35 resulting award for a worker who had not returned to a job paying 100 percent of the pre-injury wage. Total compensation is also capped by the maximum total benefit ($608,850 in the same period), which the highest ratings reach.
Tennessee workers comp settlement questions
- How is a Tennessee permanent partial disability settlement calculated?
- Under T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3)(A), the original award is 66 2/3 percent of your average weekly wage for a period equal to your impairment rating multiplied by 450 weeks. A 10 percent rating gives 45 weeks; a 25 percent rating gives 112.5 weeks. The weekly rate is capped at the maximum weekly benefit for your injury date: $1,353 for injuries from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
- What is the maximum weekly benefit for a Tennessee workers comp settlement in 2026?
- For injuries between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027, the maximum weekly benefit is $1,353 for permanent benefits (100 percent of the $1,353 state average weekly wage) and $1,488.30 for temporary total disability (110 percent). The minimum weekly benefit is $202.95. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation rates table follows the date of injury, not the date of the award.
- What do the 1.35, 1.45, 1.2 and 1.3 multipliers in Tennessee mean?
- They stack on the original award, in that order. The 1.35 resulting award applies if you had not returned to work, or were earning less than 100 percent of your pre-injury wage, when the compensation period ended (or 180 days after maximum medical improvement, whichever is later). The resulting award is then multiplied by 1.45 if you lack a high school diploma or HiSET, by 1.2 if you were over 40 when the compensation period ended, and by 1.3 if the unemployment rate in your county was at least two percentage points above Tennessee's yearly average.
- How long do I have to claim the increased Tennessee award?
- T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3)(D) bars the claim unless you file a new petition for benefit determination within one year after the compensation period ends, or within one year after the 180-day period following maximum medical improvement, whichever is later. The employer gets credit for the original award already paid.
- Does a 450-week rating mean 450 weeks of payments?
- No. Four hundred fifty weeks is the statutory value of the body as a whole under T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3)(H). Your own compensation period is your impairment rating multiplied by 450 weeks, so a 10 percent rating is 45 weeks of benefits. Permanent total disability and any increase for loss of employment are separate questions.
Tennessee PPD checklist
- Confirm the injury date and the rates table in force: the 450-week formula applies to injuries on or after July 1, 2014, and the weekly maximum follows the date of injury.
- Ask whether you were back at 100 percent of your pre-injury wage when the compensation period ended, because that single fact decides whether the 1.35 resulting award applies.
- Before comparing an offer, put the documents behind the extra multipliers in writing: diploma or HiSET, your age at the end of the compensation period, and the county unemployment rate.