If any employee is an epileptic, or has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury in service in the United States Army or Navy, or in another employment other than that in which he received a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in G.S. 97-31, he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of disability which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-33
Prorating in event of earlier disability or injury
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 196 N.C. App. 675 - Newcomb v. Greensboro Pipe Co. (2009)
Most recently applied in 202 N.C. App. 273 - Freeman v. Rothrock (February 2010)
1929, c. 120, s. 33; 1975, c. 832; 2011-183, s. 127(b).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.