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 a partial impairment of a finger which is included in the Third Schedule of the 1930 Act.

In particular, this question is testing whether the impairment is of a right finger or a left finger, as the Third Schedule provides for a higher rate of compensation for injuries to a part of the finger of the right 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.