title: [On the Interaction between Loss of Earnings, Disability and Inability to Work].
abstract: Loss of earnings, disability and inability to work may be used to assess the same health damage, but these legal terms are defined differently, as they have different objectives. Important practical distinctions between these terms are explained and their inter-relationships are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Augenarzt, Hamburg.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Burggraf
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005858:Germany; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics*; D033161:Government Regulation; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014478:Unemployment; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*