Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 436 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION › Division 35 - DISABILITY RATING STANDARDS › Section 436-035-0330 - Shoulder Joint

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The following
			 ratings are for loss of forward elevation (flexion) in the shoulder joint:
			 [Ratings not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(2) The following ratings are for forward
			 elevation (flexion) ankylosis in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not included. See
			 ED. NOTE.]
(3) The following
			 ratings are for loss of backward elevation (extension) in the shoulder joint:
			 [Ratings not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(4) The following ratings are for backward
			 elevation (extension) ankylosis in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not included.
			 See ED. NOTE.]
(5) The following
			 ratings are for loss of abduction in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not included.
			 See ED. NOTE.]
(6) The following
			 ratings are for abduction ankylosis in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not
			 included. See ED. NOTE.]
(7) The
			 following ratings are for loss of adduction in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not
			 included. See ED. NOTE.]
(8) The
			 following ratings are for adduction ankylosis in the shoulder joint: [Ratings
			 not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(9)
			 The following ratings are for loss of internal rotation in the shoulder joint:
			 [Ratings not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(10) The following ratings are for internal
			 rotation ankylosis in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not included. See ED.
			 NOTE.]
(11) The following ratings
			 are for loss of external rotation in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not included.
			 See ED. NOTE.]
(12) The following
			 ratings are for external rotation ankylosis in the shoulder joint: [Ratings not
			 included. See ED. NOTE.]
(13)
			 Shoulder surgery is rated as follows: [Ratings not included. See ED.
			 NOTE.]
(14) Chronic dislocations of
			 the shoulder joint or diastasis of a sternal joint, are valued at 15%
			 impairment when a preponderance of medical opinion places permanent new
			 restrictions on the worker which necessitate a reduction in the strength
			 lifting category under OAR
			 436-035-0012.
(15) When two or more ranges of motion are
			 restricted, add the impairment values for decreased range of motion.
(16) When two or more ankylosis positions are
			 documented, select the one direction representing the largest impairment. That
			 will be the impairment value for the shoulder represented by
			 ankylosis.
(17) Valid losses of
			 strength in the shoulder or back, substantiated by clinical findings, are
			 valued based on the peripheral nerve supplying (innervating) the muscle(s)
			 demonstrating the decreased strength, as described in the following table and
			 as modified under OAR
			 436-035-0011(7):
			 [Ratings not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(18) Multiple or bilateral decreased strength
			 impairment findings are determined by combining the values in section (17) of
			 this rule.
Examples & Ratings referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  656.726
Stats. Implemented.: ORS
				  656.005,
				  656.214,
				  656.268 &
				  656.726