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Rating Schedule for the Skull

Rating Schedule for the Skull

TL;DR What You Need to Know
  • Bone structure only - This schedule rates skull bone loss, NOT brain injuries
  • Ratings range from 10% for small loss (quarter-size) to 80% for brain herniation
  • TBI rated separately - See the TBI page for brain trauma ratings

This schedule is purely regarding the bone structure of the Skull itself. It does not address the residuals of brain traumas.

  • For information on how Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) are rated click HERE.

5296 Loss of Part of the Skull

Rating
Description
10%
Loss of skull area smaller than the size of a 25-cent piece or 0.716 in2.
30% Loss area between 10% and 50%.
50% Loss area larger than size of a 50-cent piece or 1.140 in2.
80% Brain is coming through the skull.

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