Claim Calculator Pro is designed to provide an educational estimate based on information reported by the user. It is not an official California permanent disability rating, medical opinion, settlement offer, or prediction of a WCAB result.
What the estimator considers
Reported original body parts.
Treatment stage, including conservative care, injections, surgery recommendations, and completed surgery.
Reported recovery trajectory.
Current work status.
Reported additional body parts and conditions.
Whether additional problems have been evaluated or treated, as contextual/referral information.
How this differs from an official permanent disability rating
Official permanent disability evaluation depends on medical impairment findings and the legally applicable rating rules, including occupation, age, combination of impairments, and apportionment. Claim Calculator Pro does not replace those processes.
What the estimate cannot establish
Whether a reported injury or condition is legally compensable or accepted.
An official DEU rating or WCAB valuation.
Whether treatment will be authorized.
The quality or persuasiveness of medical reporting.
The final effect of apportionment, prior awards, credits, liens, benefit payments, procedural posture, or litigation risk.
Whether a participating law firm will accept representation.
A guaranteed settlement or outcome.
Why treatment is included
Treatment stage can provide useful context about claim development, recovery, work restrictions, and possible future care. It is used as an estimator input, not represented as a statutory California multiplier or official dollar schedule.
Update policy
Claim Calculator Pro should review this methodology and its legal-content pages at least annually and when California DWC materially changes benefit rates, regulations, forms, the permanent disability rating framework, or MTUS rules.
Last substantive legal-content review: September 2026.