Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:90:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 90 (pt 14/14)
Character Range: 443298–444803

38 & 38 & 38 & 38
   41        13 & 13 & 12 & 12      86        39 & 39 & 39 & 39
   42        13 & 13 & 13 & 12      87        40 & 40 & 40 & 40
   43       13 & 13 & 13 & 13       88        41 & 41 & 41 & 41
   44        14 & 14 & 14 & 13     89         43 & 42 & 42 & 42
   45       14 & 14 & 14 & 14       90        43 & 43 & 43 & 43

No age adjustment permitted for this table

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INTRODUCTION

    The paired organs policy recognises that impairment of the function of only one of a pair of organs can place greater importance on the proper function of the other organ, impairment of which is therefore more disabling than it would otherwise have been.

    The policy is to be applied only if the maximum possible impairment from the loss of both organs is more than double the maximum possible impairment from the loss of one organ; and the accepted conditions impair the function of only one organ of a pair. Thus it is applied to hearing, vision, renal function, and the function of testes, ovaries, and adrenals. It is not to be applied to limbs, since the loss of functional unity of the limbs has been allowed for in the impairment ratings of Chapter 3. Chapter 21 is not to be used for hearing loss, as the steps for applying the paired organs policy to hearing loss are contained in Chapter 7 (Ear, Nose, and Throat Impairment).

    Applying the paired organs policy

    Follow the steps below to calculate the degree of impairment under the paired organs policy.

    STEP