Table 4.1 - Subjective Distress

Functional Loss Table 4.1

SUBJECTIVE DISTRESS

Impairment

Ratings

General description and outcome

NIL

Intermittent emotional and behavioural changes that fall within the normal range of human experience.

TWO

Occasional symptoms causing minor distress. The veteran can easily distract himself or herself from the distress on most occasions.

THREE

Recurring symptoms causing mild distress. The veteran can distract himself or herself from the distress on most occasions.

SIX

Frequent symptoms causing moderate distress. The veteran will sometimes be unable to distract himself or herself from the distress.

TEN

Very frequent symptoms causing moderate distress. The veteran will often be unable to distract himself or herself from the distress.

FIFTEEN

Persistent symptoms causing considerable distress. Relief for the veteran from that distress is difficult to achieve even with a high level of support and re­assur­­­ance.

TWENTY

Persistent symptoms causing profound distress. The veteran can rarely distract himself or herself from the distress even with a high level of support and reassurance.

TWENTY-

Continuous symptoms causing overwhelming distress.

FOUR

The veteran cannot distract himself or herself from the distress even with a high level of support and reassurance.

One rating is to be selected from this table for the subjective distress due to the accepted psychiatric condition being assessed.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Subjective distress is the distress that is experienced by the veteran. It is the equivalent of the symptom complex experienced by a veteran with a physical condition.

Examples include feelings of anxiety, fear or depression, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, loss of concentration, nightmares and hallucinations.

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