Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:228:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 228 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 368117–371295

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Step 1: Determine the impairment rating from Table 17.1 for the effect of all accepted conditions which cumulatively lead to disfigurement:

     For the purposes of Table 17.1, the following definitions apply: "disfiguring condition" means any noticeable condition that causes
the sufferer embarrassment in ordinary public places and may include, but is not limited to, the following:

     + facial scarring;

     + exfoliative skin disorders;

     + disorders of gait or posture;

       + involuntary facial expressions, or unusual or grotesque involuntary bodily movements;

     + disorders of speech;

       + vile odours which cannot be overcome by the use of deodorants or the application of normal oral hygiene;

       + deficits of the visual field which may cause the veteran to lurch into people through not seeing them;

       + painful conditions which may cause the veteran to cry out involuntarily (for example, in response to a sudden pain in a joint); and

       + severe pruritic conditions which cause the veteran to scratch even though normal behaviour in a public place would recommend restraint;

     "ordinary public places" includes suburban streets, shopping centres, public transport, theatres, clubs and many sporting venues, but does not include places where a great part of the skin is customarily bared such as swimming  pools and beaches;

     "avoidance" means the veteran feeling obliged as a result of embarrassment to restrict his or her use of public places to hours when few people are about, or to avoid totally use of public places at certain times, for example, when school children are likely to be about.
                       Chapter 17: Disfigurement and Social Impairment

Functional Loss
Table 17.1

         Impairment

DISFIGUREMENT
         Ratings Criteria

                     * A visible condition that the veteran does not consider to be disfiguring.
                     * A noticeable condition that is not significantly disfiguring and which causes negligible or slight embarrassment such as some acne scars on face, or minor limps, or a slight stoop.
                     * A noticeable condition.  For example, severe acne scars, a unilateral squint, an intermittent  stutter or stammer.
                     * A noticeable condition which causes significant
                   embarrassment and may cause avoidance of some normal activities. For example, an ungainly gait, a gross stoop, a persistent stutter or stammer, or an unsightly skin disorder.
FIVE            A very noticeable condition which causes marked em- barrassment to some people in ordinary social contacts and causes avoidance of some normal activities. For example, a severe skin disorder of the face and/or hands, or a gross and persistent stutter or stammer.
                     * A very noticeable condition which causes marked embarrassment and results in the avoidance of many normal activities. For example, moderate facial disfigurement.
                     * A severe and marked condition which causes embarrassment and causes much avoidance of many public places and social intercourse. For example, severe