When an occupational disease prolongs, accelerates or aggravates or is prolonged, accelerated or aggravated by any other cause or infirmity not otherwise compensable, the compensation payable for disability or death shall be limited to the disability which would have resulted solely from the occupational disease if there were no other such cause or infirmity and shall be computed by the proportion which the disability from occupational disease bears to the entire disability.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 72-258; 1952 Code Section 72-258; 1949 (46) 565.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 42 - Workers' Compensation
Chapter 11 - Occupational Diseases
Section 42-11-10. "Occupational disease" defined.
Section 42-11-20. "Disablement" and "disability" defined.
Section 42-11-40. Occupational diseases treated as injuries by accident.
Section 42-11-60. Requirements for compensation for pulmonary diseases.
Section 42-11-70. Time in which disease must have been contracted.
Section 42-11-80. Wilful misrepresentation by employee as to absence of disease; waivers.
Section 42-11-100. Amount of compensation payable for disability; exceptions.
Section 42-11-110. No presumptions; misconception of remedy.
Section 42-11-120. Procedure for determining claims; reference of medical question to medical board.
Section 42-11-130. Membership of medical board.
Section 42-11-140. Fees and expenses of medical board.
Section 42-11-150. Procedure before medical board.
Section 42-11-160. Decisions on questions by medical board.
Section 42-11-170. Membership of medical advisory panel.
Section 42-11-180. Compensation of members of medical advisory panel.
Section 42-11-190. Promulgation of rules, regulations, and schedules.