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Max/Min Benefit Amounts

VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION CHRONOLOGICAL COMPENSATION BENEFITS CHART

For the Year	Weekly Minimum Effective July 1	Compensation Maximum Effective July 1	Percentage Weekly Wage	Maximum Weeks	Cost of Living Adjustment ("COLA") EFFECTIVE October 1	Limit of Medical	Mileage Reimbursement Rate	Burial Expenses
2013	$238.75	$955.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 1.7%	Life	$.555	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2012	$233.75	$935.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.10%	Life	$.555	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2011	$226.25	$905.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 1.60%	Life	$.555	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2010	$221.25	$885.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.05%	Life	$.505	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2009	$223.75	$895.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA .25%	Life	$.505	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2008	$210.25	$841.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 4.2%	Life	$.445 $.505 Effective 7-01-08	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2007	$204.00	$816.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.45%	Life	$.445	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2006	$193.25	$773.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.45%	Life	$.325 $.445 Effective 10-01-06	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2005	$184.00	$736.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.35%	Life	$.27 $.325 Effective 10-01-05	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2004	$176.50	$706.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 1.75%	Life	$.27	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2003	$172.75	$691.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.4%	Life	$.27	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2002	$170.25	$681.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 1.45%	Life	$.27	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2001	$161.25	$645.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.4%	Life	$.27	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
2000	$151.50	$606.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.7%	Life	$.27	$10,000.00 $1000.00 transp.
1999	$141.75	$567.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 1.6%	Life	$.27	$10,000.00 $1,000.00 transp.
1998	$133.50	$534.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 1.6%	Life	$.27	Same
1997	$128.25	$513.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.3%	Life	$.27	$5,000.00 $500.00 transp.
1996	$124.00	$496.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.5%	Life	$.24	Same
1995	$120.00	$480.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.7%	Life	$.24	Same
1994	$116.50	$466.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.6%	Life	$.24	Same
1993	$112.75	$451.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.9%	Life	$.24	Same
1992	$108.50	$434.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 2.95%	Life	$.24	Same
1991	$104.50	$418.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 6.1%	Life	$.24	$3,000.00 $500.00 transp.
1990	$101.00	$404.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 4.6%	Life	$.24 Effective 01-01-91	Same
1989	$95.50	$382.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 4.4%	Life	$.22	Same
1988	$90.50	$362.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 4.5%	Life	$.22	Same
1987	$86.00	$344.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA .9%	Life	$.22	Same
1986	$81.50	$326.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.7%	Life	$.20	$3,000.00 $500.00 transp.
1985	$77.75	$311.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.75%	Life	$.20	$3,000.00 all cases $500.00 transp.
1984	$73.75	$295.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.55%	Life	$.20	$3,000.00 no depndts. $2,000.00 if depndts. $500.00 transp.
1983	$69.25	$277.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 3.9%	Life	$.20	$2,000.00 $500.00 transp.
1982	$63.25	$253.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 8.8%	Life	$.20	$2,000.00 $500.00 transp.
1981	$57.75	$231.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 12.45%	Life	$.20	$2,000.00 $500.00 transp.
1980	$53.25	$213.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 13.3%	Life	$.17	$1,000.00 $300.00 transp.
1979	$49.75	$199.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 9.0%	Life	$.17	$1,000.00 $300.00 transp.
1978	$46.75	$187.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 6.8%	Life	$.15	$1,000.00 $300.00 transp.
1977	$43.75	$175.00	66 2/3%	500	COLA 4.8%	Life	$.15	$1,000.00 $300.00 transp.
1976	$40.50	$162.00	66 2/3 %	500	COLA 7.0% Beginning 10/01/76	Life	$.12	$1,000.00 $300.00 transp.
1975	$37.25	$149.00	66 2/3%	500 monetary limit removed 7/01/75		Life	$.10	$800.00
1974	$27.00	$91.00	66 2/3%	500 $45,500.00		Life	$.10 $.12 Effective 01-01-75	$800.00
1973	$25.00	$80.00	66 2/3%	500 400 for other dep. in fatal $40,000.00 $32,000.00		Life medical automatic on Awards Effective 01-01-74	$.08 $.10 Effective 01-01-74	$800.00 all cases
1972	$14.00	$70.00	66 2/3%	500 450* max Lifetime for PT under 65-1.56 (18) & 54		3 years from d/a to extend a claim must be filed with Comm.	$.08	$800.00
1970	$14.00	$62.00	60%	500 400-death 500-part.		3 years no limit for brain & spinal		$300.00
1968	$14.00	$51.00	60%	500 $20,400.00 400-death		3 years		$300.00
1966	$14.00	$45.00	60%	500 400-death		3 years		$300.00
1964	$14.00	$39.00	60%	500 300-death $15,600.00 $11,700.00		2 years		$300.00
1962	$12.00	$37.00	60%	500 (death) $14,800.00 $11,100.00		2 years		$300.00
1960	$12.00	$35.00	60%	500 (death) $14,000.00 $10,500.00		2 years		$300.00
1958	$6.00	$33.00	60%	500 (death) $13,200.00 $9,900.00		1 year		$300.00
1956	$6.00	$30.00	60%	500 (death) $12,000.00 $9,000.00		1 year		$300.00
1954	$6.00	$27.00	60%	500 (death) $10,800.00 $8,100.00		1 year		$300.00

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