Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
311The maximum possible shoulder impairment is 35% WPI.
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311 The maximum possible shoulder impairment is 35% WPI.
312 For the same condition, a WPI rating from Table 9.11.1a: Shoulder – flexion/extension, Table 9.11.1b: Shoulder – internal/external rotation or Table 9.11.1c: Shoulder – abduction/adduction may not be combined with a WPI rating from Table 9.14: Upper extremity function.
Table 9.11.1a: Shoulder – flexion/extension
| Flexion | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | Flexion | | 180° | 18 | 18 | 0 | 180° | | 170° | 18 | 17 | 1 | 170° | | 160° | 17 | 17 | 1 | 160° | | 150° | 17 | 16 | 1 | 150° | | 140° | 17 | 16 | 2 | 140° | | 130° | 17 | 15 | 2 | 130° | | 120° | 17 | 14 | 2 | 120° | | 110° | 17 | 14 | 3 | 110° | | 100° | 16 | 13 | 3 | 100° | | 90° | 16 | 13 | 4 | 90° | | 80° | 15 | 11 | 4 | 80° | | 70° | 13 | 9 | 4 | 70° | | 60° | 12 | 7 | 5 | 60° | | 50° | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50° | | 40° | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40° | | 30° | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30° | | 20° | 9 | 2 | 7 | 20° | | 10° | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10° | | 0° | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0° | | 10° | 15 | 1 | 14 | 10° | | 20° | 16 | 1 | 14 | 20° | | 30° | 16 | 1 | 16 | 30° | | 40° | 17 | 1 | 17 | 40° | | 50° | 18 | 0 | 18 | 50° | | Extension | | | | Extension |
Table 9.11.1b: Shoulder – internal/external rotation
| Direction | Ankylosis | Loss of external rotation | Loss of internal rotation | Direction | | External rotation | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | External rotation | | 90° | 7 | 0 | 7 | 90° | | 80° | 7 | 0 | 7 | 80° | | 70° | 7 | 0 | 7 | 70° | | 60° | 6 | 0 | 6 | 60° | | 50° | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50° | | 40° | 5 | 1 | 5 | 40° | | 30° | 5 | 1 | 5 | 30° | | 20° | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20° | | 10° | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10° | | 0° | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0° | | 10° | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10° | | 20° | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20° | | 30° | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30° | | 40° | 4 | 2 | 2 | 40° | | 50° | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50° | | 60° | 4 | 3 | 1 | 60° | | 70° | 5 | 5 | 1 | 70° | | 80° | 6 | 6 | 0 | 80° | | 90° | 7 | 7 | 0 | 90° | | Internal rotation | | | | Internal rotation |
Table 9.11.1c: Shoulder – abduction/adduction
| Direction | Ankylosis | Loss of adduction | Loss of abduction | Direction | | Abduction | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | Abduction | | 180° | 11 | 11 | 0 | 180° | | 170° | 11 | 11 | 0 | 170° | | 160° | 10 | 10 | 1 | 160° | | 150° | 10 | 10 | 1 | 150° | | 140° | 10 | 9 | 1 | 140° | | 130° | 10 | 9 | 1 | 130° | | 120° | 10 | 8 | 2 | 120° | | 110° | 10 | 8 | 2 | 110° | | 100° | 10 | 7 | 2 | 100° | | 90° | 10 | 7 | 2 | 90° | | 80° | 8 | 5 | 3 | 80° | | 70° | 7 | 4 | 3 | 70° | | 60° | 7 | 3 | 3 | 60° | | 50° | 5 | 2 | 3 | 50° | | 40° | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40° | | 30° | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30° | | 20° | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20° | | 10° | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10° | | 0° | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0° | | 10° | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10° | | 20° | 10 | 1 | 9 | 20° | | 30° | 10 | 1 | 10 | 30° | | 40° | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40° | | 50° | 11 | 0 | 11 | 50° | | Adduction | | | | Adduction |