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ICBC “Impairment” Payments For Range of Motion Loss of Shoulder Joint Complex

In my ongoing efforts to highlight ICBC’s ‘permanent impairment regulations under no-fault insurance and the woeful reality of these payments today I’ll discuss the ‘meat chart’ numbers for permanent range of motion loss of the shoulder joint complex.

By way of quick background, under the “permanent impairment regulation” if you suffer an injury with a ‘permanent impairment’ you are entitled to a lump sum.  But the sums are grotesquely low.  Here’s how it works.

A figure of $167,465 is the starting point.  Then, depending on your specific injury, (and remember, for many of these we are talking about not just the injury but those that have not recovered and are not expected to in the future) a fraction of this is awarded.

Let’s apply these figures to permanent Range of motion loss of the shoulder joint complex:

Item Column 1
Range of motion loss of shoulder joint complex
Column 2
Percentage
1 Flexion-extension, which is described as motion in the scapular plane combined range of motion of less than 61° 9%
combined range of motion of 61° to 120° 5%
combined range of motion of 121° to 180° 2%
combined range of motion of more than 180° 0%
2 Abduction-adduction, which is described as motion in the coronal plane combined range of motion of less than 61° 6%
combined range of motion of 61° to 120° 3%
combined range of motion of 121° to 180° 1%
combined range of motion of more than 180° 0%
3 Internal rotation — external rotation combined glenohumeral range of motion of less than 46° 6%
combined glenohumeral range of motion of 46° to 90° 3%
combined glenohumeral range of motion of 91° to 135° 1%
combined glenohumeral range of motion of more than 135° 0%

For Flexion-extension, which is described as motion in the scapular plane

combined range of motion of less than 61° 9% =  $15,072

combined range of motion of 61° to 120° 5% = $8,373

combined range of motion of 121° to 180° 2% =  $3,350

combined range of motion of more than 180° = 0% = $0.00

For  Abduction-adduction, which is described as motion in the coronal plane

combined range of motion of less than 61° 6% = $10,048

combined range of motion of 61° to 120° 3% = $5,024

combined range of motion of 121° to 180° 1% = $1,675

combined range of motion of more than 180° 0% = $0.00

For Internal rotation — external rotation

combined glenohumeral range of motion of less than 46° 6% = $10,048

combined glenohumeral range of motion of 46° to 90° 3% = $5,024

combined glenohumeral range of motion of 91° to 135° 1% = $1,675

combined glenohumeral range of motion of more than 135° 0% = $0.00