Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:238
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 238
Character Range: 396706–397749

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    Step 1: Determine whether partially contributing impairment applies.

    Use relevant medical evidence to determine if any non-accepted conditions contribute to the impairment being assessed.

Step 2: Determine the relative contribution of the accepted and non-accepted conditions.

 The judgement of the relative contributions should be based on proper medical advice.

 The contribution should be expressed in the form:

            'The accepted condition contributes "not at all", "about one quarter", "about one third", "about half", etc'.

 If more than one accepted condition contributes to the relevant impairment rating, the contribution of the accepted conditions is to be treated as a single entity.

 If more than one non-accepted condition contributes to the relevant impairment rating, the contribution of the non-accepted conditions may be treated as a single entity.

 Step 3: Determine the impairment rating attributable solely to the accepted condition by applying Table 19.2 or Table 19.1.

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