This part provides the percentage of disability of the whole body for permanent partial impairment due to cosmetic disfigurement. This part applies only to disfigurement on the face, head, neck, or dorsum of the hands. If there has been an operation, this rating is done after correction by plastic surgery. The final rating under this schedule shall not be done until 24 months after the injury. The ratings under this part may be combined as described in part 5223.0300, subpart 3, item E.
The ratings under this item and item A must be combined as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 176.105, subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
The hand extends from the carpus distally. Loss of body parts and loss of function are rated in parts 5223.0400 to 5223.0550 and ratings as provided in those parts may be combined as described in part 5223.0300, subpart 3, item E, with ratings under this subpart.
Minn. R. Part 5223.0650
Statutory Authority: MS s 176.105