Ratings Calculator For Bilaterals & Non-Bilaterals

[chr49]

Here's our version of a ratings calculator that will do both bilateral and non-bilateral ratings(my wife, the perfectionist, did most of the work on this). We are hoping that others will find it useful. There are no guarantees that it will work 100% of the time but it's done well in our testing so far.

Ratings Calculator for Bilaterals.xls

Edited July 9, 2010 by chr49

[chr49]

Giz,

You calculator is really nice. However, when I enter a single 10% bilateral, the bilateral rating subtotal (including 10% bonus) comes out to 20% instead of 11% (10% x 1.1 = 11%). Unfortunately, this throws off the rest of the calculations.

Thanks

Vync

Thank you for testing the calculator. I'm confused when you say you have a single 10% bilateral so please forgive me if I've misunderstood what you are saying.

According to the regulations §4.26 Bilateral factor (c.) " The bilateral factor is not applicable unless there is partial disability of compensable degree in each of 2 paired extremities, or paired skeletal muscles." so having a single 10% would not be computed as 'bilateral'.

On the calculator you would put the single disability in the non-bilateral section of the calculator along with your other non-bilateral disabilities. I hope that you will see better results if it's done this way.

On the other hand, if you have 2 -10% bilateral disabilities you would enter each one separately in the bilateral section of the calculator...ending up with 19 + 1.9 or 21% which matches the combined ratings table. Please correct me if I've misunderstood what you are trying to tell me.

Edited April 19, 2011 by chr49

[Vync]

Vync

Thank you for testing the calculator. I'm confused when you say you have a single 10% bilateral so please forgive me if I've misunderstood what you are saying.

According to the regulations §4.26 Bilateral factor (c.) " The bilateral factor is not applicable unless there is partial disability of compensable degree in each of 2 paired extremities, or paired skeletal muscles." so having a single 10% would not be computed as 'bilateral'.

On the calculator you would put the single disability in the non-bilateral section of the calculator along with your other non-bilateral disabilities. I hope that you will see better results if it's done this way.

On the other hand, if you have 2 -10% bilateral disabilities you would enter each one separately in the bilateral section of the calculator...ending up with 19 + 1.9 or 21% which matches the combined ratings table. Please correct me if I've misunderstood what you are trying to tell me.

Hey Chr,

Sorry about that, but I meant to say I had a 10% rating which was bilateral, not a bilateral for a single body part.

[chr49]

Hey Chr,

Sorry about that, but I meant to say I had a 10% rating which was bilateral, not a bilateral for a single body part.

Thanks for the clarafication Vync. I guess I'm a little thick today. In the end, did the calculator come up with the wrong rating for you?