CHAPTER 13
NEGLIGIBLE IMPAIRMENT
As every accepted condition is to be assessed, Table 13.1 provides a convenient method of rating any accepted condition which causes negligible impairment. Table 13.1 is to be applied only to conditions that cannot be conveniently classified under other chapters of this Guide and that would not attract a higher rating if they were classified under such chapters.
Determine the impairment rating for an accepted condition that causes negligible impairment
Follow the step below to calculate the negligible impairment due to an accepted condition.
| STEP 1 | Determine the rating for negligible impairment from Table 13.1. |
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:93.85pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="FigureHeading"><span>Functional Loss Table 13.1</span></p></td><td style="width:322.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:right; line-height:14pt"><img src="image.005.png" width="35" height="45" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:426.95pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">NEGLIGIBLE IMPAIRMENT</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Impairment Rating</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:343.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Criteria</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span>NIL</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:343.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:9.6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">An infectious disease from which the veteran has recovered with negligible after effects.</span></li><li style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:9.6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">An injury from which the veteran has recovered with negligible after effects.</span></li><li style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:9.6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">A condition causing no current impairment.</span></li><li style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:9.6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">condition from which the veteran has recovered with negligible after effects.</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:83.4pt"></td><td style="width:21.25pt"></td><td style="width:333.1pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
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