Impairment · 2005 PDRS Section 2
Heart & cardiovascular: PD rating
Heart disease, hypertension, and vascular impairment. These arrive directly as a whole-person impairment (WPI) percentage.
WPI → PD rating
Example — a 12% WPI cardiac impairment: 12 × 1.4 = 17 standard rating (DOI ≥ 2013), before the occupational and age adjustments.
The occupational and age steps and the final dollar figure depend on the specific job and birth date — the calculator computes them exactly.
How cardiac ratings work: the evaluator rates heart conditions as whole-person impairment under the AMA Guides’ cardiovascular chapters, classifying severity from functional capacity and objective testing. The 2005 schedule files heart and aorta conditions in the 03.xx series — valvular disease at 03.01.00.00, with coronary disease, congenital disease, and the cardiomyopathies in the numbers that follow — and hypertensive cardiovascular disease at 04.01.00.00. The reported WPI then runs the standard pipeline: the 1.4 adjustment, occupational variant, and age modifier — and for public-safety members, statutory presumptions can decide whether the heart condition is compensable at all.
Impairments in this system · 11
Valvular Heart DiseaseCoronary Heart DiseaseCongenital Heart DiseaseCardiomyopathiesPericardial Heart DiseaseArrhythmiaHypertensive Cardiovascular DiseaseAortic DiseasePeripheral Vascular Disease, Upper ExtremitiesPeripheral Vascular Disease, Lower ExtremitiesPulmonary Circulation Disease
Cardiovascular rating FAQ
How is a heart & cardiovascular injury rated for permanent disability in California?
These arrive directly as a whole-person impairment (WPI) percentage. The WPI is multiplied by 1.4 to get the standard rating (dates of injury on or after 2013 under SB 863), then adjusted for the worker’s occupation and age, apportioned under Lab. Code §4663, and combined with any other impairments. Example — a 12% WPI cardiac impairment: 12 × 1.4 = 17 standard rating (DOI ≥ 2013), before the occupational and age adjustments.
What body parts are in the Heart & cardiovascular section of the PDRS?
The 2005 PDRS lists 11 impairments here. Heart disease, hypertension, and vascular impairment.
Does the occupation change a heart & cardiovascular rating?
Yes — after the ×1.4 step, the occupational group applies a variant that raises or lowers the standard rating. See the occupation pages for how each group treats this region.
Is this a legal PD rating?
No — it’s an estimate for informational use. Confirm every rating against the DEU. RateString rates strict AMA Guides 5th-edition values under the 2005 PDRS.
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