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Comcare Operations Manual
Volume Thirteen - Permanent Impairment
Part Six-Hearing Loss
Determining Hearing Loss Claims
- Converting Binaural Percentage Hearing Loss To Whole Person Impairment
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Once a binaural percentage hearing loss has been established, it can then be converted into a whole person impairment figure. This can be done using the following table:
|
% Hearing Loss |
Whole person impairment rating |
|
0 - 4.9 |
0 |
|
5 - 14.9 |
5 |
|
15 - 24.9 |
10 |
|
25 - 34.9 |
15 |
|
35 - 44.9 |
20 |
|
45 - 54.9 |
25 |
|
55 - 64.9 |
30 |
|
65 - 74.9 |
35 |
|
75 - 84.9 |
40 |
|
85 - 94.9 |
45 |
|
95 - 100 |
50 |