WAC 296-20-680
WAC 296-20-680. Classification of disabilities in proportion to total bodily impairment
(1) Permanent Cervical and Cervico-Dorsal Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 10% 20% 25% 35% (2) Permanent Dorsal Region Impairments Category 1 2 3 0% 10% 20% (3) Permanent Dorso-Lumbar and Lumbosacral Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0% 5% 10% 15% 25% 40% 60% 75% (4) Permanent Impairments of the Pelvis Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0% 2% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% (5) Permanent Convulsive Neurologic Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 0% 10% 35% 60% (6) Permanent Mental Health Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 10% 25% 45% 70% (7) Permanent Cardiac Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 0% 10% 20% 35% 50% 65% (8) Permanent Respiratory Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 0% 15% 25% 40% 65% 75% (9) Permanent Variable Respiratory Impairment with Normal Baseline Spirometry Category 1 2 3 4 0% 5% 10% 15% (10) Permanent Air Passage Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 0% 5% 15% 25% 35% 60% (11) Permanent Air Passage Impairments Due to Nasal Septum Perforations Category 1 2 0% 2% (12) Permanent Loss of Taste and Smell Category 1 2 3% 3% (13) Permanent Speech Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 0% 5% 10% 20% 30% 35% (14) Permanent Skin Impairments Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 0% 5% 10% 25% 40% 60% (15) Permanent Impairments of Upper Digestive Tract, Stomach, Esophagus or Pancreas Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 5% 10% 35% 60% (16) Permanent Impairments of Lower Digestive Tract Category 1 2 3 4 0% 5% 15% 30% (17) Permanent Impairments of Anal Function Category 1 2 3 4 0% 5% 15% 25% (18) Permanent Impairments of Liver and Biliary Tract Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 5% 20% 40% 60% (19) Permanent Impairments of the Spleen, Loss of One Kidney, and Surgical Removal of Bladder with Urinary Diversion Category 1 2 3 15% 10% 20% (20) Permanent Impairments of Upper Urinary Tract Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 10% 25% 45% 65% (21) Additional Permanent Impairments of Upper Urinary Tract Due to Surgical Diversion Category 1 2 10% 15% (22) Permanent Impairments of Bladder Function Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 10% 20% 30% 50% (23) Permanent Anatomical or Functional Loss of Testes Category 1 2 3 4 5 0% 5% 10% 25% 35%
(1)
Permanent Cervical and Cervico-Dorsal Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
10%
20%
25%
35%
(2)
Permanent Dorsal Region Impairments
Category
1
2
3
0%
10%
20%
(3)
Permanent Dorso-Lumbar and Lumbosacral Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0%
5%
10%
15%
25%
40%
60%
75%
(4)
Permanent Impairments of the Pelvis
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0%
2%
5%
5%
5%
5%
10%
10%
15%
(5)
Permanent Convulsive Neurologic Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
0%
10%
35%
60%
(6)
Permanent Mental Health Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
10%
25%
45%
70%
(7)
Permanent Cardiac Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
0%
10%
20%
35%
50%
65%
(8)
Permanent Respiratory Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
0%
15%
25%
40%
65%
75%
(9)
Permanent Variable Respiratory Impairment with Normal Baseline Spirometry
Category
1
2
3
4
0%
5%
10%
15%
(10)
Permanent Air Passage Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
0%
5%
15%
25%
35%
60%
(11)
Permanent Air Passage Impairments Due to Nasal Septum Perforations
Category
1
2
0%
2%
(12)
Permanent Loss of Taste and Smell
Category
1
2
3%
3%
(13)
Permanent Speech Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
0%
5%
10%
20%
30%
35%
(14)
Permanent Skin Impairments
Category
1
2
3
4
5
6
0%
5%
10%
25%
40%
60%
(15)
Permanent Impairments of Upper Digestive Tract, Stomach, Esophagus or Pancreas
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
5%
10%
35%
60%
(16)
Permanent Impairments of Lower Digestive Tract
Category
1
2
3
4
0%
5%
15%
30%
(17)
Permanent Impairments of Anal Function
Category
1
2
3
4
0%
5%
15%
25%
(18)
Permanent Impairments of Liver and Biliary Tract
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
5%
20%
40%
60%
(19)
Permanent Impairments of the Spleen, Loss of One Kidney, and Surgical Removal of Bladder with Urinary Diversion
Category
1
2
3
15%
10%
20%
(20)
Permanent Impairments of Upper Urinary Tract
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
10%
25%
45%
65%
(21)
Additional Permanent Impairments of Upper Urinary Tract Due to Surgical Diversion
Category
1
2
10%
15%
(22)
Permanent Impairments of Bladder Function
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
10%
20%
30%
50%
(23)
Permanent Anatomical or Functional Loss of Testes
Category
1
2
3
4
5
0%
5%
10%
25%
35%