Where a worker gets injured or falls ill while commuting to or from work and remains physically disabled after recovery, a disability benefit is paid to the worker based on their claim.
障害給付は、労働者が通勤により負傷し、又は疾病にかかり、なおつたとき身体に障害が存する場合に、当該労働者に対し、その請求に基づいて行なう。
Disability benefits are paid in the form of disability pension or a lump sum payment for disability, in accordance with the grades of disabilities specified in Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in Article 15, paragraph (1).
障害給付は、第十五条第一項の厚生労働省令で定める障害等級に応じ、障害年金又は障害一時金とする。
The provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2) and Article 15-2 as well as the provisions of appended table 1 (limited to the parts pertaining to the disability compensation pension) and appended table 2 (limited to the parts pertaining to the lump sum compensation payment for disability) apply mutatis mutandis to disability benefits. In this case, the term "disability compensation pension" and "lump sum payment for disability" in these provisions are respectively deemed to be replaced with "disability pension" and " lump sum payment for disability ".