Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151:reg:70:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 70 (pt 13/25)
Character Range: 229674–235205

10                                          20
C8                                              0                        5                                          10
L5&S1 (together)                                0                        5                                          10
S2&3&4 (together)                               0                        5                                          10
Hemianaesthesia (central)                      15                       30                                          —
Peripheral Nerve
Greater auricular                               0                        5                                          10
Median                                          5                       10                                          20
Ulnar                                           0                        5                                          10
Radial                                          0                        0                                           0
Posterior femoral cutaneous                     0                        5                                          10
Sciatic                                         0                        5                                          10
Tibial (medial popliteal)                       0                        5                                          10
Pudendal                                        0                        5                                          10

Ratings from one Functional Loss table may be combined with ratings from any other table for a different loss of function. Ratings from Functional Loss tables are not to be combined with ratings from Other Impairment tables for the same condition.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Cranial nerves

Although related anatomically, cranial nerves represent diverse functions which are to be rated elsewhere in most cases. Sometimes no alternative tables exist, and a rating relating to loss of motor or sensory function is given.

Ratings from Table 5.5 can be combined with ratings from other tables relating to neurological function, but not with ratings from Table 5.6 for the same condition. The ratings listed are for complete loss of function. If partial losses exist the ratings are to be reduced proportionately.

Functional Loss Table 5.5
LOSS OF NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION: CRANIAL NERVES
Cranial Nerve                                  Function            Assessment to be made by application of:  Complete Unilateral Loss  Complete Bilateral Loss
I                                              Smell                                                          0                         5
II                                             Vision              Chapter 8
III, IV, VI                                    Eye movement        Chapter 8
V  Trigeminal (sensory)                        Ophthalmic
                                               division                                                       5                        10
                                               Maxillary
                                               division                                                       5                        10
                                               Mandibular
                                               division                                                       5                        10
                                               Chewing             Chapter 6
                                               Speech              Table 5.3
VII                                            Taste                                                          0                         5
                                               Facial expression                                             10                        20
                                               Chewing             Chapter 6
                                               Speech              Table 5.3
VIII                                           Hearing             Chapter 7
                                               Balance             Chapters 15 or 16
IX, X, XI, XII                                 Swallowing          Chapter 6
                                               Speech              Table 5.3
XI                                             Shoulder Elevation                                             5                        10

Ratings from one Functional Loss table may be combined with ratings from any other table for a different loss of function. Ratings from Functional Loss tables are not to be combined with ratings from Other Impairment tables for the same condition.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Step 2: Determine an impairment rating for functional loss from the accepted neurological condition, by applying other applicable chapters of this Guide.

Assessment of conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system may require the application of tables from Chapter 3 (upper and lower limb function), Chapter 6 (eating and swallowing, faecal continence), Chapter 7 (hearing), Chapter 8 (vision), Chapter 9 (urinary continence), and Chapter 10 (sexual function). A neurological rating may involve the combination of multiple ratings, each relating to the loss of a different function. Cerebrovascular accidents, for example, may require ratings for hemiparesis   of the upper limb, hemiparesis of the lower limb, hemianopia and dysphasia.

Step 3: