Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:25:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 25 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 45032–48612

* Minor car repairs.
                   * Tidying house.
                   * Welding.
                   * Cleaning windows.
                   * Table tennis.

   Ratings derived from METs are age adjusted

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SCALE
1.1 (cont'd)

CARDIORESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT: ACTIVITY LEVELS (with energy expenditure in METs) continued

                   * Pushing light power mower over flat suburban lawn at slow steady pace.
                   * Vacuuming.
                   * Sedate cycling (10 km/h).
                   * Shifting chairs.
                   * Light gardening (weeding and water).
                   * Hanging out washing.
                   * Making bed.

               4-5 METs Moderate activity: encompasses more strenuous daily activities with the exclusion of manual labour and vigorous exercise
                   * Mopping floors.
                   * Golf (carrying bag).
                   * Light carpentry (eg chiselling, hammering).
                   * Scrubbing floors.
                   * Ballroom dancing.
                   * Beating carpets.
                   * Tennis doubles (social, non-competitive).
                   * Stocking shelves with light objects.
                   * Polishing furniture.
                   * Wallpapering.
                   * Shopping and carrying groceries (10 kg).
                   * Gentle swimming.
                   * Painting outside of house.
                   * Hoeing (soft soil).
                   * Stacking firewood.

      5-6 METs          Heavy exercise: manual labour or vigorous sports
                   * Walking 6.5 km/h (sustained brisk walk, discomfort in talking at the
                 same time).
                   * Walking slowly but steadily up stairs.
                   * Carpentry (eg sawing and planing with hand tools).
                   * Swimming laps (non-competitive).
                   * Pushing a full wheelbarrow (20 kg).
                   * Shovelling dirt (12 throws a minute).
                   * Digging in garden.

      6-7 METs
                   * Badminton (competitive).
                   * Tennis (singles, non-competitive).
                   * Water skiing.
                   * Loading truck with bricks.
                   * Using a pick and shovel to dig trenches.

      The activities listed under each heading are examples. There will be other activities that have the same METs expenditure and hence can be used for reference if their METs level is known.

Ratings derived from METs are age adjusted

    Substep 3B: Convert the symptomatic activity level into an impairment rating.

    The symptomatic activity level is used, in conjunction with the veteran's age, height, and sex, to obtain an impairment rating.

    In the case of a male, Table 1.2 is to be applied.
In the case of a female, Table 1.3 is to be applied.

    For the purposes of Tables 1.2 and 1.3, a veteran's age is taken to be his or her age in whole years at the date of the report relating to the exercise tolerance (unless the report is of a retrospective type and clearly refers to some earlier period, in which case the veteran's age is taken to be his or her age in whole years at the relevant time).

    Step 4: (Omit this step if no respiratory disease is present.) Determine the impairment rating based on measurements of lung function.

    FEVl, FVC, and MEF25-75 are the usual physiological measurements of lung function. Determinations of FEVl, FVC, and MEF25-75 should be conducted by an experienced operator without specific