8 - Permanent total disability benefits.

§  8.  Permanent  total  disability  benefits.  In  the  case of total  disability adjudged to be permanent the volunteer firefighter  shall  be  paid  four hundred dollars for each week during the continuance thereof.  Permanent total disability, within the meaning of  this  section,  shall  exist only if the earning capacity of the volunteer firefighter has been  lost  permanently  and  totally as the result of the injury. The loss of  both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both  eyes,  or  any  two  thereof,  shall,  in  the  absence  of conclusive proof to the  contrary, constitute permanent total disability, but in all other  cases  permanent  total  disability  shall be determined in accordance with the  facts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an  injured  volunteer  firefighter  disabled due to the loss or total loss of use of  both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both  legs,  or  any  two  thereof shall not suffer any diminution of such weekly benefit  by engaging in  business  or  employment  provided  his  or  her  weekly  earnings  or  wages,  when combined with his or her weekly benefit shall  not be in excess of six hundred dollars; and further provided  that  the  application  of  this  section shall not result in reduction of benefits  which an injured volunteer firefighter who is disabled due to  the  loss  or  total loss of use of both eyes, or both hands, or both arms, or both  feet, or both legs, or any two thereof would otherwise  be  entitled  to  under any other provisions of this article.