What is the difference between a scheduled injury and a non-Scheduled injury under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act.

The following is a list of all body parts which the Virginia Workers Compensation Act considers “Scheduled injuries”. If your injury does not appear on the list, it is not a scheduled injury. What most people notice is that back injuries are not scheduled injuries under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. Also missing from the list of scheduled injuries are injuries to an internal organ, and brain injuries. The practical effect of not being a scheduled injury is that there is no permanent partial disability awarded for that injury. Cases involving non-scheduled injuries should be reviewed by a competent Virginia Workers Compensation Lawyer.

Below is the Permanent Loss statute for scheduled injuries:
Thumb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 weeks
First finger (index finger). . . . . . .35 weeks
Second finger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 weeks
Third finger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 weeks
Fourth finger (little finger). . . . . . 15 weeks

First phalanx of thumb/finger: one-half the compensation for entire thumb/finger
Great toe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 weeks
Other toe.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 weeks
First phalanx of any toe: one-half the compensation for loss of entire toe

Hand.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 weeks
Arm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 weeks
Foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 weeks
Leg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 weeks
Total vision loss (one eye). . . . . . 100 weeks
Total hearing loss (one ear). . . . . 50 weeks
Disfigurement.. . . . . . . .maximum 60 weeks

Pneumoconiosis, including but not limited to silicosis and asbestosis, medically determined to be in the:
First Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 weeks
Second Stage. . . . . . . . . . . . 100 weeks
Third Stage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 weeks
Byssinosis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 weeks

Permanent and total loss.. . . . . Lifetime compensation