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HOUSE BILL NO. 1264 FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by Delegate Cranwell on February 12, 1996) (Patron Prior to Substitute-- Delegate Wilkins) A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-505 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workers' compensation; successive injuries.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 65.2-505 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 65.2-505. Injuries in different employments; injury to employee with disability; subsequent permanent injury by accident in service to employer.

A. If an employee has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury in service in the armed forces of the United States or in another employment other than that in which he receives a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in § 65.2-503, he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of incapacity which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed.

B. If an employee has a permanent disability or has sustained a permanent injury in service to his employer and receives a subsequent permanent injury by accident, such as specified in § 65.2-503, he shall be entitled to compensation only for the degree of incapacity which would have resulted from the later accident if the earlier disability or injury had not existed.