Whole-Person Theory
The whole-person theory is the simplest and most straightforward of the theories for dealing with. Permanent partial disability cases. Once it has been determined that an injured worker’s capabilities have been premanently impaired to some extent, this theory is applied like a subtraction proplem. What the worker can do after recuperating from the injury is determined and subtracted from what he or she could do before the accident. Factors such as age, education and occupation are not considered.