Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151:reg:70:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 70 (pt 3/25)
Character Range: 198341–201484

Tables 4.3 to 4.8, then the three highest are 2, 2 and 2. If a veteran rates 6, 2, 2, 2, 0 and 0 from Tables 4.3 to 4.8, then the three highest are 6, 2 and 2.

Not all of the criteria in the tables will apply equally to all veterans with accepted psychiatric conditions. For example, Table 4.5 will apply to a different extent to different veterans, depending on their domestic arrangements. Criteria in Table 4.8 will also vary in their application, depending on whether the  veteran is receiving treatment. In order to ensure equity in assessment across a broad range of veterans, there are six tables but only the three highest ratings are taken into the assessment.

Step 3: Add together the impairment rating from Table 4.1, the impairment rating from Table 4.2, and the three impairment ratings obtained at Step 2.

Determine the arithmetic sum of the impairment rating from Table 4.1, the impairment rating from Table 4.2, and the three impairment ratings obtained in Step 2, by adding together the five ratings. Chapter 18 (Combined Values Chart) is not to be applied in this process. If the veteran has no non-accepted psychiatric conditions then the impairment rating obtained by adding the five ratings is the final impairment rating for accepted psychiatric condition(s).

Step 4: If the veteran has non-accepted psychiatric conditions, apply Chapter 19 (Partially Contributing Impairment).

Functional Loss Table 4.1
SUBJECTIVE DISTRESS
Impairment
Ratings                    General description and outcome
NIL                        Intermittent emotional and behavioural changes that fall within the normal range of human experience.
TWO                        Occasional symptoms causing minor distress. The veteran can easily distract himself or herself from the distress on most occasions.
THREE                      Recurring symptoms causing mild distress. The veteran can distract himself or herself from the distress on most occasions.
SIX                        Frequent symptoms causing moderate distress. The veteran will sometimes be unable to distract himself or herself from the distress.
TEN                        Very frequent symptoms causing moderate distress. The veteran will often be unable to distract himself or herself from the distress.
FIFTEEN                    Persistent symptoms causing considerable distress. Relief for the veteran from that distress is difficult to achieve even with a high level of support and re-assurance.
TWENTY                     Persistent symptoms causing profound distress. The veteran can rarely distract himself or herself from the distress even with a high level of support and reassurance.
TWENTY-FOUR                Continuous symptoms causing overwhelming distress.
                           The veteran cannot distract himself or herself from the distress even with a high level of support and reassurance.
                           One rating is to be selected from this table for the subjective distress due to the accepted psychiatric condition being assessed.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Subjective distress is the distress that