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4  Guide—Schedule 1
  Schedule 1 sets out the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment 2023.

                  SCHEDULE 1—GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGREE OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT 2023

CONTENTS
             List of Tables and Figures
             Introduction
          General
          Structure of this Guide
          Application of this Guide
          Whole person impairment
          Entitlements under the DRCA
          Non-economic loss
          Compensation payable
          Interim and final assessments
          Increase in degree of whole person impairment
          Survival of claims
             Principles of assessment
          Impairment and non-economic loss
          Employability and incapacity
          Permanent impairment
          Impairment tables
          Gradations of impairment
          Combined impairments
          Double assessment
          Fingers and toes
          Exceptions to Division 1
          Interim assessments
          Likelihood of reduction in degree of impairment
          Aggravation
          Reference
          Glossary
        Division 1—Impairment
          Chapter 1—Cardio-vascular system
            Table 1.1  Assessments of symptomatic activity levels
            Table 1.2  Peripheral vascular disease
            Table 1.3  Varicose veins, deep venous thrombosis, oedema, ulceration
          Chapter 2—Respiratory system
            Table 2.1  Ventilatory function
            Figure 2.1  Prediction nomogram—males
            Figure 2.2  Prediction nomogram—females
          Chapter 3—Endocrine system
            Table 3.1  Endocrine system
          Chapter 4—Skin disorders
            Table 4.1 Functional loss
            Table 4.2  Facial disfigurement
          Chapter 5—Psychiatric conditions
            Table 5.1  Psychiatric conditions
          Chapter 6—Visual system
            Table 6.1 Disorders of visual acuity
          Chapter 7—Ear, nose and throat disorders
            Table 7.1  Hearing
            Table 7.2  Miscellaneous ear, nose and throat disorders
          Chapter 8—Digestive system
          Table 8.1  Disorders of the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, pancreas, colon, rectum and anus
            Table 8.2  Disorders of the liver and biliary tract
            Table 8.3  Fistulae and herniae
          Chapter 9—Musculo-skeletal system
            Table 9.1  Upper extremity
            Table 9.2  Lower extremity
            Table 9.3  Amputations and/or total loss of function
            Table 9.4  Limb function—upper limb
            Table 9.5  Limb function—lower limb
            Table 9.6  Spine
          Chapter 10—Urinary system
            Table 10.1  Upper urinary tract
            Table 10.2  Lower urinary tract
          Chapter 11—Reproductive system
            Table 11.1  Male
            Table 11.2  Female
            Table 11.3  Mammary glands
          Chapter 12—Neurological function
            Table 12.1  Cranial nerves
            Table 12.2  Comprehension
            Table 12.3  Expression
            Table 12.4  Memory
            Table 12.5  Reasoning
          Chapter 13—Miscellaneous
            Table 13.1  Intermittent conditions
            Table 13.2  Malignancies
          Chapter 14—Combined values chart
            Table 14.1  Combined values chart
        Division 2—Non-economic loss
          B1  Pain and suffering
            Table B1.1  Pain
            Table B1.2  Suffering
          B2  Loss of amenities
            Table B2.1  Mobility
            Table B2.2  Social relationships
            Table B2.3  Recreation and leisure activities
          B3  Other loss
            Table B3  Other loss
          B4  Loss of expectation of life
            Table B4  Loss of expectation of life
          B5  Calculation of non-economic loss
            Table B5  Calculation of non-economic loss
       Division 3—Calculation of the total entitlement to compensation for permanent impairment and non-economic loss
            Worksheet C1  Calculation of total entitlement

List of Tables and Figures
         Table 1.1   Assessments of symptomatic activity levels
         Table 1.2   Peripheral vascular disease                                                   19
         Table 1.3   Varicose veins, deep venous thrombosis, oedema, ulceration                            20
         Table 2.1   Ventilatory function                                                          21
         Figure 2.1  Prediction nomogram—males                                                  22