Relevance of this question

Relevance of this question

This part of the investigation is being undertaken to determine whether the claimant may be entitled to lump-sum compensation for an impairment of the arm or hand which is included in the Third Schedule of the 1930 Act.

In particular, this question is testing whether the impairment is of the right or left arm or hand as the Third Schedule provides for a higher rate of compensation for injuries to the right arm or hand of a person who is right-handed.

In answering this question it is important to state which side of the body is actually affected; the special situation of people who are habitually left-handed or are ambidextrous is addressed in a separate question.