Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
456The impairment should be assessed by reference to the appropriate chapters of this guide.
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456 The impairment should be assessed by reference to the appropriate chapters of this guide.
457 As the early stages of HIV infection are not likely to manifest in impaired organ systems, Table 13.2: Leukocyte abnormalities or disease alone should be used to assess any impairment. Where organ systems are impaired as the disease progresses, impairment should be assessed using those chapters of the guide which assess impairment of the principal organ systems affected by the disease: including, but not limited to, Chapter 2 – The respiratory system, Chapter 8 – The digestive system, Chapter 10 – The urinary system, and Chapter 12 – The neurological system. If several systems are involved, the WPI ratings derived for each system are combined using the combined values chart (see Appendix 1).
458 The combined impairment should then be compared with the WPI rating from Table 13.2: Leukocyte abnormalities or disease in order to ascertain the more beneficial WPI rating.