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AIR Automatic Impairment Rating
How do I get a rating for a cervical disability?
Click on Spine
Click on ROM
Click on Cervical
Click on ROM Diagnosis
Click on II
Click on C
Click F’s up arrow three times. Click on Accept and Close
Click on Close
Click on 15.9 Cervical ROM Measurements. Note that measurements must be entered. Cannot simply enter the percent impairment.
Click on Close
Click on 4. Nerve Root and / or Spinal Cord
Click on C6 under sensorye
Click on grade 4 and Accept Value
Click on C6 under motor
Click on grade 4 and Accept Value
Note that the evaluator used the wrong nerve tables. He used the tables for nerves for brachial plexus. The maximum values for the C6 nerves in the cervical region is given in Table 15-17 on page 424. The maimum is 8% for sensory and 35% for motor. Grip power is not used to rate motor loss. See page 508.
Click on Save & Close
Final value is 23% WP
Once these values have been entered the permanent disability can be found by clicking on California and Run Rating Adjust Program.
