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If an employee's impairment deteriorates after a final (section 24) award has been made, he or she will not be entitled to a further award unless the degree of impairment increases by at least another 10%.
This is not the case where an interim (section 25) award has been made and there is subsequent deterioration.
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If an interim award of 10% was made for loss of half the normal range of movement of the ankle, and the condition then deteriorated to a loss of more than half normal range, compensation for an additional 5% impairment would be payable. |