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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 691-OCT. 14 , 1949 of 663 per centum of his monthly pay and shall, except as otherwise Compensation in provided in subsection (b) and in cases involving disfigurement, be lieu of disability com- s cin n pensation. in lieu of compensation for such permanent disability under the pre- ceding sections of this Act: "(1) Arm lost, three hundred and twelve weeks' compensation. "(2) Leg lost, two hundred and eighty-eight weeks' compensation. "(3) Hand lost, two hundred and forty-four weeks' compensation. "(4) Foot lost, two hundred and five weeks' compensation. "(5) Eye lost, one hundred and sixty weeks' compensation. "(6) Thumb lost, seventy-five weeks compensation. "(7) First finger lost, forty-six weeks' compensation. "(8) Great toe lost, thirty-eight weeks' compensation. "(9) Second finger lost, thirty weeks' compensation. "(10) Third finger lost, twenty-five weeks' compensation. "(11) Toe other than great toe lost, sixteen weeks' compensation. "(12) Fourth finger lost, fifteen weeks' compensation. "(13) Loss of hearing: (A) Complete loss of hearing of one ear, fifty-two weeks' compensation; (B) complete loss of hearing of both ears, two hundred weeks' compensation. "(14) Binocular vision or percentage of vision: Compensation for loss of binocular vision or for 80 per centum or more of the vision of an eye shall be the same as for the loss of the eye. "(15) Phalanges: Compensation for loss of more than one phalanx of a digit shall be the same as for loss of the entire digit. Compensation for loss of the first phalanx shall be one-half of the compensation for loss of the entire digit. "(16) Amputated arm or leg: If, in the case of an arm or a leg, the member is amputated above the wrist or ankle, compensa- tion shall be the same as for the loss of the arm or leg, respectively. "(17) Two or more digits: Compensation for loss, or loss of use, of two or more digits, or one or more phalanges of each of two or more digits, of a hand or foot, shall be proportioned to the loss of use of the hand or foot occasioned thereby. "(18) Total loss of use: Compensation for permanent total loss of use of a member shall be the same as for loss of the member. "(19) Partial loss or partial loss of use: Compensation for permanent partial loss or loss of use of a member may be for proportionate loss or loss of use of the member. The degree of loss of vision or hearing under this schedule shall be determined without regard to correction. "(20) In any case in which there shall be a loss or loss of use, of more than one member or parts of more than one member as enumerated herein, the award of compensation shall be for the loss, or loss of use, of each such member or part thereof, which awards shall run consecutively, except that where the injury af- fects only two or more digits of the same hand or foot, subpara- graph (17) of this schedule shall apply, and that where partial bilateral loss of hearing is involved, compensation shall be com- puted upon the loss as affecting both ears. "(21) Disfigurement: Proper and equitable compensation not to exceed $3,500 shall, in addition to any other compensation pay- able under this schedule, be awarded for serious disfigurement of the face, head, or neck, if of a character likely to handicap a person in securing or maintaining employment. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this sec- AWup.M tion and the provisions of sections 3 and 4, if the injury causes the 856 [63 STAT.