PDF Division of Workers' Compensation Desk Aid #11 Impairment ...

3 11. Rating Abdominal Hernias: rdThere are three classes of hernia impairment (AMA Guides, 3 Edition (rev.), p. 196). Remember that to qualify for a rating in any class at the time of MMI there must, at a minimum, be a "palpable defect in the supporting structures of the abdominal wall." ................
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