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Provision Reference: reg 70 (pt 14/25)
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rating may involve the combination of multiple ratings, each relating to the loss of a different function. Cerebrovascular accidents, for example, may require ratings for hemiparesis   of the upper limb, hemiparesis of the lower limb, hemianopia and dysphasia.

Step 3: Determine a rating for Other Impairment from the accepted neurological condition, by applying Table 5.6 as applicable.

Neurological Other Impairment

Most neurological conditions are associated with a readily identifiable functional deficit. Table 5.6 is to be applied to rate those conditions where such deficit is minimal, and yet a significant neurological condition exists. Many of the conditions referred to in Table 5.6 may result in significant loss of function. Ratings from Table 5.6 and the functional loss table are to be compared, and the higher rating is to be chosen.

Functional Loss Table 5.6
NEUROLOGICAL OTHER IMPAIRMENT
Impairment Ratings             Criteria
NIL                               Headaches of any type, infrequent and easily controlled.
                                History of epilepsy no longer necessitating medication.
FIVE                              Documented cerebrovascular disease, eg. history of transient ischaemic attacks; cerebrovascular accident with good return of function; pathological narrowing of arteries demonstrated with Doppler studies or angiography (but not calcification shown on plain X-ray).
                                  Aneurysms (not surgically corrected).
                                  Tics, hemifacial spasm.
                                Epilepsy requiring daily medication.
TEN                               Progressively deteriorating neurological disorders associated with significantly reduced life expectancy, eg. multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease.
                                Tic douloureux occurs intermittently.
TWENTY                            Rapidly progressive neurological disorders associated with significantly reduced life expectancy, eg. motor neurone disease.
                                Tic douloureux occurs frequently.
                               Ratings from this table and the Functional Loss table are to be compared and the higher rating is to be chosen — see Step 4.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Chapter 15 (Intermittent Impairment) may be applied to rate cases with more frequent or severe episodes.

Step 4: (Omit this step if no rating was given in Step 3.) Combine the ratings obtained in Steps 1 and 2, by applying Chapter 18 (Combined Values Chart). Compare the resultant rating with the rating obtained in Step 3. Take the higher. This is the final impairment rating for the accepted neurological condition.

CHAPTER 6

GASTROINTESTINAL IMPAIRMENT

This chapter consists of 2 parts:

Part 6.1 — Diseases of the digestive system

Part 6.2 — Abdominal wall hernias and obesity

PART 6.1: DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Diseases of the digestive system include conditions of the alimentary tract and of the accessory organs of digestion: liver, pancreas and gall bladder.

Loss of function (Tables 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and 6.1.3)

Gastrointestinal impairment is measured by loss of the abilities to ingest food, to maintain nutrition and to excrete the waste products of digestion.  Impairment of these functions will be manifested by:

        difficulty in