Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151:reg:54:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 54 (pt 5/36)
Character Range: 82980–87207

If accepted conditions belonging to more than one of the four categories of cardiorespiratory disease above are present, then the relative contribution of their effect on the total accepted cardiorespiratory functional impairment must be estimated by applying Chapter 20 (Apportionment). The rating for each condition will be the higher of the cardiorespiratory functional impairment rating attributed to it and its cardiorespiratory Other Impairment rating.

The cardiorespiratory worksheet (at page 29) should also be consulted.

Other Impairment Table 1.7
CARDIORESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT: ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE
Impairment Ratings                                     Criteria
NIL                                                    No history of symptoms but evidence of transient ischaemia on exercise ECG testing.
TEN                                                       Coronary artery disease, characterised by typical history of angina pectoris.
                                                          Coronary artery disease, characterised by history of uncomplicated myocardial infarct, with no subsequent evidence of cardiac failure and infrequent or no angina.
                                                          Coronary artery disease, with single vessel disease (other than left main coronary) demonstrated on angiogram.
                                                          Coronary artery disease with successful coronary artery surgery, followed by no angina or only infrequent angina but no further infarcts or cardiac failure.
FIFTEEN                                                Coronary artery disease with multi-vessel disease (not successfully corrected) demonstrated on angiogram.
TWENTY                                                    Coronary artery disease characterised by a history of myocardial infarct followed, immediately or after a lapse of time, by continuing angina or further infarcts.
                                                          Coronary artery disease characterised by left main coronary artery disease (not successfully corrected) demonstrated on angiogram.
                                                          Coronary artery disease with successful coronary artery surgery, followed, after a lapse of time, by frequent angina or further infarcts or cardiac failure.
                                                       Only one rating is to be selected from this table for any condition or combination of conditions. If more than one criterion applies, that which gives the higher or highest rating is to be chosen.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Other Impairment Table 1.8
CARDIORESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Impairment Ratings
                                                      Criteria
NIL                                                      Mitral valve prolapse with no or minimal symptoms.
                                                         Aortic sclerosis with no or minimal symptoms.
FIVE                                                  Diagnosed valvular heart disease (other than mitral valve prolapse or aortic sclerosis) with no symptoms and no X-ray evidence of cardiac failure.
TEN                                                   Valvular heart disease with successful valve replace­ment, not requiring anticoagulant medication, with no subsequent symptoms or evidence of cardiac failure.
FIFTEEN                                               Valvular heart disease with successful valve replace­ment, requiring anticoagulant medication, with no subsequent symptoms or evidence of cardiac failure.
                                                      Only one rating is to be selected from this table for any condition or combination of conditions. If more than one criterion applies, that which gives the higher or highest rating is to be chosen.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Other Impairment Table 1.9
CARDIORESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT: MISCELLANEOUS
Impairment Ratings
                                             Criteria
NIL                                          Flow murmurs.
TWO                                          Chronic asymptomatic arrhythmia,