Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§8105 Total disability
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Summary
The U.S. pays a totally disabled employee 66⅔% of their monthly pay. Losing both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, or sight in both eyes is presumed permanent total disability.
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Title 5, §8105
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)If the disability is total, the United States shall pay the employee during the disability monthly monetary compensation equal to 66⅔ percent of his monthly pay, which is known as his basic compensation for total disability.
(b)The loss of use of both hands, both arms, both feet, or both legs, or the loss of sight of both eyes, is prima facie permanent total disability.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 753.Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 3, 39 Stat. 743. Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 102, 63 Stat. 855. In subsection (a), the words “Except as otherwise provided in section 751–756, 757–781, 783–791, and 793 of this title” are omitted as surplusage. In subsection (b), the words “Loss, or” are omitted as included in “loss of use of”. The words “or the loss of sight of both eyes” are substituted for “or both eyes or the sight thereof”. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 8105
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73