Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332:reg:44:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 44 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 81412–83032

Impairment Table 2.1.1

        Impairment

HYPERTENSION
        Ratings Criteria

                 NIL              Hypertension adequately controlled by diet and weight loss without long-term medication.

                 TWO       Hypertension requiring long-term medication but without side-effects of the medication and with no evidence of target organ damage.

   * Hypertension with diastolic pressure consistently at or greater than 90 mm Hg despite treatment.

                   * Hypertension: controlled but frequent minor side effects of medication which cause no loss of function.

   * Hypertension: diastolic pressure consistently greater than 100 mm Hg.

                   * Hypertension of such a degree that target organ damage is present.

                   * Hypertension: controlled but with side effects of medication causing a significant and persistent loss of function.

                 Only one rating is to be selected from this table.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

For the purpose of determining a rating of 10 impairment points from Table 2.1.1 (dot point 2) target organ damage has to be present either as an accepted condition or as a non-accepted condition.

Step 4: (Omit this step if there is no target organ damage.) Compare the rating obtained in Step 2 with the rating obtained in Step 3. Take the higher rating.

 The total impairment rating for accepted target organ damage is to be compared with any applicable rating from Table 2.1.1, and the higher of the two is to be taken as the impairment rating for the accepted hypertension.

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