Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:114:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 114 (pt 7/8)
Character Range: 202753–206065

a readily identifiable functional deficit. Table 5.6 is to be applied to rate those conditions where such deficit is minimal, and yet a significant neurological condition exists. Many of the conditions referred to in Table 5.6 may result in significant loss of function. Ratings from Table 5.6 and the functional loss table are to be compared, and the higher rating is to be chosen.

  Other Impairment Table 5.6

NEUROLOGICAL OTHER IMPAIRMENT

      Impairment
      Ratings Criteria

                  * Headaches of any type, infrequent and easily
                controlled.
                  * History of epilepsy no longer necessitating
                medication.
                  * Documented cerebrovascular disease, eg history of transient ischaemic attacks; cerebrovascular accident with good return of function; pathological narrowing of arteries demonstrated with Doppler studies or angiography (but not calcification shown on plain X-ray).
                  * Aneurysms (not surgically corrected).
                  * Tics, hemifacial spasm.
                  * Epilepsy requiring daily medication.
                  * Progressively deteriorating neurological disorders associated with significantly reduced life expectancy, eg multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease.
                  * Tic douloureux occurs intermittently.
                  * Rapidly progressive neurological disorders associated with significantly reduced life expectancy, eg motor neurone disease.
                  * Tic douloureux occurs frequently.

               Ratings from this table and the Functional Loss table are to be

 No age adjustment permitted for this table

compared and the higher rating is to be chosen - see Step 4.

Chapter 15 (Intermittent Impairment) may be applied to rate cases with more frequent or severe episodes.

  Step 4: (Omit this step if no rating was given in Step 3.) Combine the ratings obtained in Steps 1 and 2, by applying Chapter 18 (Combined Values Chart). Compare the resultant rating with the rating obtained in Step 3. Take the higher. This is the final impairment rating for the accepted neurological condition.

     Chapter 6
     Gastrointestinal Impairment

    This chapter consists of 2 parts:

    Part 6.1 - Diseases of the digestive system
    Part 6.2 - Abdominal wall hernias and obesity

     PART 6.1: DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

    Diseases of the digestive system include conditions of the alimentary tract and of the accessory organs of digestion: liver, pancreas and gall bladder.

    Loss of function (Tables 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and 6.1.3)

    Gastrointestinal impairment is measured by loss of the abilities to ingest food, to maintain nutrition and to excrete the waste products of digestion. Impairment of these functions will be manifested by:

    + difficulty in chewing and swallowing;
+ nutritional deficiency and loss of weight; and
+ faecal incontinence or constipation.

    Impairment of each function is to be rated independently of the others. Separate ratings are to be given for each affected function.

    If the gastrointestinal loss of function is due to a malignant condition, the step- by-step instructions in Chapter 14 (Malignant Conditions) are to be followed.

    If the gastrointestinal loss of function is