# The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983, Schedule 2: ASSESSMENT OF DISABLEMENT CAUSED BY SPECIFIED INJURIES AND OF CERTAIN OTHER DISABLEMENTS


Description of Injury
Assessment
Amputation Cases—Upper Limbs
per cent.
Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites
100
Forequarter amputation
100
Amputation through shoulder joint
90
Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 20.5 centimetres from tip of acromion
80
Amputation from 20.5 centimetres from tip of acromion to less than 11.5 centimetres below tip of olecranon
70
Amputation from 11.5 centimetres below tip of olecranon
60
Loss of thumb
30
Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone
40
Loss of 4 fingers
50
Loss of 3 fingers
30
Loss of 2 fingers
20
Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb
20
Description of Injury
Assessment
Amputation Cases—Lower Limbs
per cent.
Double amputation through thigh, or through thigh on one side and loss of other foot, or double amputation below thigh to 13 centimetres below knee
100
Double amputation through leg lower than 13 centimetres below knee
100
Amputation of one leg lower than 13 centimetres below knee and loss of other foot
100
Amputation of both feet resulting in end-bearing stumps
90
Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint
80
Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint
40
Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal interphalangeal joint
30
Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint
20
Hindquarter amputation
100
Amputation through hip joint
90
Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 13 centimetres in length measured from tip of great trochanter
80
Amputation below hip and above knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres in length measured from tip of great trochanter, or at knee not resulting in end-bearing stump
70
Amputation at knee resulting in end-bearing stump, or below knee with stump not exceeding 9 centimetres
60
Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 9 centimetres but not exceeding 13 centimetres
50
Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres
40
Amputation of one foot resulting in end-bearing stump
30
Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint
30
Loss of all toes of one foot proximal to the proximal interphalangeal joint, including amputations through the metatarso-phalangeal joint
20
Other Specific Injuries
per cent.
Loss of a hand and a foot
100
Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal
40
Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement of the eyeball, the other being normal
30
Loss of sight
100
Other Disablements
per cent.
Very severe facial disfigurement
100
Absolute deafness
100
NOTE.—Where the scheduled assessment for a specified injury involving multiple losses differs from the sum of the assessments for the seperate injuries, the former is the appropriate assessment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/686/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-scheme-1983/schedule-2
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