Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:181:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 181 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 302317–305225

10.1.2:

     "Persistent inability" means the woman is unable to participate in vaginal intercourse on most occasions because of physical obstruction of the vagina or its entrance or because of vaginismus or because of dyspareunia.

Ratings may be given from each of Tables 10.1.2 and 10.1.3 if appropriate. The rating obtained from Table 10.1.2 is not to be compared or combined with any other rating at this stage, but is to be included in the final combining of all ratings.

Step 3: (Omit this step if you are assessing an accepted condition of a male veteran.) Determine a functional impairment rating for loss of sexual function in female veterans from Table 10.1.3.

Functional Loss
Table 10.1.3

         Impairment

SEXUAL FUNCTION: FEMALE
         Ratings Criteria

         NIL  No impairment of sexual sensation. TWO Diminished sexual sensation.
         FIVE Inability to achieve a climax at age less than 40.

  *   Inability to achieve a climax at age less than 30.
                     *   Clitoridectomy at age less than 40.

         FIFTEEN Vulvectomy at age less than 40.
         TWENTY Clitoridectomy at age less than 30.
         TWENTY- Vulvectomy at age less than 30. FIVE

   No age adjustment permitted for this table

Only one rating is to be selected from this table.

Ratings may be given from each of Tables 10.1.2 and 10.1.3 if appropriate. The rating obtained from Table 10.1.3 is not to be compared or combined with any other rating at this stage, but is to be included in the final combining of all ratings.

  PART 10.2: REPRODUCTION

 Calculation of the impairment rating for loss of reproductive function

 Follow the steps below to calculate the impairment rating due to an accepted loss of reproductive function.

 (Each step is elaborated in the following pages.)

 STEP (Omit this step if you are assessing an accepted Page
   1 condition of a female veteran.) 184
          Determine a functional impairment rating for loss of
          reproductive function from Table 10.2.1.

 STEP (Omit this step if you are assessing an accepted Page
   2 condition of a male veteran.) 185
          Determine a functional impairment rating for loss of
          sexual function from Table 10.2.2.

 For the purposes of this chapter: "infertility" means:
    for females -

      + the condition in which a woman is unable to achieve a pregnancy resulting in a viable infant because of a gynaecological condition that prevents her becoming pregnant or maintaining a pregnancy to term; or

      + the situation of a woman  who has been given medical  advice that she should not become pregnant and who consequently does not give birth to a viable child either because  of risk to her life; or the danger of seriously compromising  her health; or serious and significant  risk to the potential child. (The latter circumstance may arise if the