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TWO                        Psychiatric treatment, at least in the form of medication or psychotherapy, has been tried (or recommended), and/or some occasional supportive therapy given at an outpatient level or by an LMO or specialist and/or a friend or other person (eg a member of the clergy) has acted in a supportive role or as a sounding board.
THREE                      Psychiatric treatment, at least in the form of medication or psychotherapy, has been used (or deemed necessary), and/or periods of regular supportive therapy at an outpatient level or similar.
FIVE                       Need for intensive specialist psychiatric treatment on an outpatient basis, including medication and/or in-patient hospital care for short periods.
SIX                        Longer periods of in-patient hospital care are necessary. Long term psychotropic drug regimes or ECT is being undertaken.
EIGHT                      Continuous psychiatric treatment is essential, with a need for long periods in hospital and marked social support.
                           One rating is to be selected from this table for the treatment effects of the accepted psychiatric condition being assessed.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Current therapy is the treatment that is being given or has been recommended for the veteran's psychiatric condition.

Such treatment includes but is not limited to medication such as hypnotics and sedatives, counselling, group therapy, hospitalisation, or ECT. The treatment may be administered or overseen by a psychiatrist, a general practitioner, a psychologist or other health workers. The term "therapy" also includes assistance to the veteran given by his or her spouse, or other close relatives, or friends, or clergy.

CHAPTER 5

NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT

INTRODUCTION

Loss of function tables (Tables 5.1–5.5)

Neurological impairment is measured by reference to multiple functions, many of which are rated using tables in other chapters. The additional functions considered in this chapter are:
    cognitive function (Table 5.1);
    communication (Tables 5.2 and 5.3); and
    sensory function (Table 5.4).
Ratings from one functional loss table are to be combined with ratings from any other table for a different loss of function from the same condition. Ratings from functional loss tables are not to be combined with ratings from Other Impairment tables for the same condition.

Other Impairment table (Table 5.6)

Table 5.6 lists specific impairment ratings for a variety of neurological conditions which are based on prognosis and, in some cases, pain. When ratings for the same condition can be made from Table 5.6 and a functional loss table, the higher rating is to be chosen.

Calculation of the impairment rating for an accepted neurological condition

Follow the steps below to determine the impairment rating for neurological conditions:
(Each step is elaborated in the following pages.)

STEP 1  Determine an impairment rating for functional loss from the accepted neurological condition, by applying