§ 9-656
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§9–656.
(a)If it appears that a permanent disability of a covered employee following an accidental personal injury or occupational disease is due partly to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease and partly to a preexisting disease or infirmity, the Commission shall determine:
(1)the proportion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease; and
(2)the proportion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the preexisting disease or infirmity.
(b)The covered employee:
(1)is entitled to compensation for the portion of the disability of the covered employee that is reasonably attributable solely to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease; and
(2)is not entitled to compensation for the portion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the preexisting disease or infirmity.