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OWCP Administers disability compensation programs that provide benefits for certain workers or dependants who experience work-related injury or illness.
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Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC)

Longshore Act Benefit Chart for Disability Claims

Defense Base Act - Same as LHWCA except that minimum compensation does not apply.

Date of Injury

Max
AWW

Max
Comp

Min
AWW

Min
Comp

06/23/48 and prior

$ 37.50

$ 25.00

$ 12.00

$ 8.00 or AWW

06/24/48 - 07/25/56

$ 52.50

$ 35.00

$ 18.00

$ 12.00 or AWW

07/26/56 - 07/13/61

$ 81.00

$ 54.00

$ 27.00

$ 18.00 or AWW

07/14/61 -11/25/72

$105.00

$ 70.00

$ 27.00

$ 18.00 or AWW

11/26/72 - 09/30/73

$ 250.50

$ 167.00 % of NAWW

$ 98.25

$ 65.90 or AWW % of NAWW

10/01/73 - 09/30/74

$ 315.81

$ 210.54 % of NAWW

$105.27

$ 70.18

10/01/74 - 09/30/75

$ 391.50

$ 261.00 % of NAWW

$111.85

$ 74.57

10/01/75 - 09/30/76

$ 477.57

$ 318.38 % of NAWW

$119.39

$ 79.60

10/01/76 - 09/30/77

$ 513.81

$ 342.54

$ 128.45

$ 85.64

10/01/77 - 09/30/78

$ 550.84

$ 367.22

$ 137.72

$ 91.81

10/01/78 - 09/30/79

$ 595.17

$ 396.78

$ 148.80

$ 99.20

10/01/79 - 09/30/80

$ 639.39

$ 426.26

$ 159.86

$106.57

10/01/80 - 09/30/81

$ 684.36

$ 456.24

$ 171.09

$114.06

10/01/81 - 09/30/82

$ 745.05

$ 496.70

$ 186.27

$ 124.18

10/01/82 - 09/30/83

$ 787.05

$ 524.70

$ 196.77

$ 131.18

10/01/83 - 09/30/84

$ 822.51

$ 548.34

$ 205.64

$ 137.09

10/01/84 - 09/30/85

$ 869.49

$ 579.66

$ 217.38

$ 144.92

10/01/85 - 09/30/86

$ 892.86

$ 595.24

$ 223.22

$ 148.81

10/01/86 - 09/30/87

$ 907.98

$ 605.32

$ 227.00

$ 151.33

10/01/87 - 09/30/88

$ 925.44

$ 616.96

$ 231.36

$ 154.24

10/01/88 - 09/30/89

$ 954.36

$ 636.24

$ 238.59

$ 159.06

10/01/89 - 09/30/90

$ 990.93

$ 660.62

$ 247.74

$ 165.16

10/01/90 - 09/30/91

$1,023.21

$ 682.14

$ 255.81

$ 170.54

10/01/91 - 09/30/92

$1,049.94

$ 699.96

$ 262.49

$ 174.99

10/01/92 - 09/30/93

$1,081.75

$ 721.14

$ 270.44

$ 180.29

10/01/93 - 09/30/94

$1,107.50

$ 738.30

$ 276.88

$ 184.58

10/01/94 - 09/30/95

$1,141.39

$ 760.92

$ 285.35

$ 190.23

10/01/95 - 09/30/96

$1,173.69

$ 782.44

$ 293.43

$ 195.61

10/01/96 - 09/30/97

$1,201.62

$ 801.06

$ 300.41

$ 200.27

10/01/97 - 09/30/98

$1,253.65

$ 835.74

$ 313.42

$ 208.94

10/01/98 - 09/30/99

$1,307.69

$ 871.76

$ 326.93

$ 217.94

10/01/99 - 09/30/2000

$1,351.92

$ 901.28

$ 337.98

$ 225.32

10/01/2000 - 09/30/2001

$1,400.72

$ 933.82

$ 350.18

$ 233.46

10/01/2001 - 09/30/2002

$1,449.12

$ 966.08

$ 362.28

$ 241.52

10/01/2002 - 09/30/2003

$1,494.81

$ 996.54

$ 373.71

$ 249.14

10/01/2003 - 09/30/2004

$1,546.17

$1,030.78

$ 386.55

$ 257.70

10/01/2004 - 09/30/2005

$1,570.74

$1,047.16

$ 392.69

$ 261.79

10/01/2005 - 09/30/2006

$1,610.46

$1,073.64

$ 402.62

$ 268.41

 



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