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简明答案：这类 WPI 评估通常怎样看
慢性疼痛和 CRPS 的永久伤残评估不应只看诊断名称或影像结论。重点是 accepted injury、身体系统、maximum medical improvement (MMI)、NSW 指南方法、检查所见、治疗和手术记录、以及任何既往伤害或退变扣减是否有证据支持。
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已接受的伤害
评估必须从保险公司已接受或正在争议的伤害范围开始。伤害描述过窄，可能影响评估方法和证据。
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医学评估方法
评估医生需要按照 NSW Guidelines 和相关 AMA5 章节处理 MMI、检查结果、既往扣减和身体系统。
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索赔影响
WPI 百分比可能影响 Section 66、medical expenses、weekly payments 和 work injury damages 策略，不能只看数字。
评估路径通常怎样建立
慢性疼痛和 CRPS 的 WPI 报告应说明推理过程，而不只是给出百分比。以下是依赖该百分比前通常需要核对的路径。
Separate 慢性疼痛 from CRPS. NSW excludes AMA5 Chapter 18 慢性疼痛 ratings, but CRPS has a specific NSW pathway.
For 慢性疼痛 without CRPS, identify the underlying diagnosed condition and body system that is aCTually assessed.
For CRPS Type 1, check whether the diagnostic criteria are met, whether the diagnosis has been present long enough, whether more than one physician has verified it, and whether mimicking conditions have been excluded.
For CRPS Type 2, identify the specific nerve 伤害 and then consider the relevant sensory and motor deficit methodology.
Keep pain-related 工作能力, 治疗, medication, sleep and secondary 心理 issues in the 索赔 证据 even when they do not create a separate WPI rating.
NSW 指南和 AMA5 方法要点
NSW excludes AMA5 Chapter 18 for 慢性疼痛. Pain is usually assessed through the underlying diagnosed condition rather than as a separate pain rating.
CRPS has a specific NSW pathway. The 报告 should adDREss criteria, duration, signs, symptoms and exclusion of better diagnoses.
For CRPS Type 1, the guideline requires continuing disproportionate pain plus symptom and sign categories, diagnostic duration, verification by more than one examining physician and exclusion of other diagnoses.
The CRPS criteria look at sensory, vasomotor, sudomotor/oedema and motor/trophic symptoms and signs. A 报告 should not say CRPS merely because pain is severe.
CRPS Type 2 requires objeCTive 证据 of a specific nerve 伤害 and then uses the relevant sensory and motor deficit methodology.
The assessor should avoid double-counting pain already allowed for in another body-system rating.
Pain-related sleep disturbance, fatigue, medication effeCTs and distress can still be highly relevant to 周薪赔偿 and 工作能力.
Secondary 心理 symptoms from 慢性疼痛 should be considered for 治疗 and capacity 证据, but they are not a separate psychiatric WPI rating for SeCTion 66.
哪些因素可能改变 WPI 百分比
最终百分比可能受评估方法、客观检查、手术结果、既往扣减以及多重伤残合并方式影响。
- The underlying accepted physical 伤害 if 慢性疼痛 is assessed through another body-system chapter.
- For CRPS, documented symptoms and signs across sensory, vasomotor, sudomotor/oedema and motor/trophic categories.
- Duration, diagnostic confirmation and exclusion of other conditions that can mimic CRPS.
- 证据 of specific nerve 伤害 for CRPS Type 2.
- Whether the 报告 avoids double-counting pain already built into another impairment method.
评估医生通常会核对什么
- whether the diagnosis is 慢性疼痛 associated with another 伤害 or CRPS
- the underlying 已接受的伤害 and whether pain is already allowed for in that assessment
- pain 专科医生, rehabilitation and therapy records
- funCTional impaCT on daily aCTivities, sleep, medication, tolerance and 工作能力
- whether 心理 symptoms are secondary and should not be confused with primary psychiatric impairment
可能有帮助的证据
- pain 专科医生 and rehabilitation physician 报告s
- treating GP notes recording pain pattern, medication and funCTional effeCT
- physiotherapy, occupational therapy and graded aCTivity records
- 工作能力证明 dealing with endurance, flare-ups, concentration and safe duties
- records explaining CRPS signs, symptom consistency and 治疗 response where relevant
保险公司或评估报告常见争议
- the 保险公司 says pain is subjeCTive and not assessable
- the 报告 double-counts or ignores pain instead of applying the NSW pathway
- CRPS signs are not recorded consistently
- secondary 心理 symptoms are misused to rejeCT capacity 证据
- 治疗 is described as excessive without engaging with 专科医生 reasoning
收到评估报告后要核对什么
复核 WPI 报告时要问的问题
报告中的风险信号
- The 报告 gives a 慢性疼痛 percentage under AMA5 Chapter 18 despite the NSW exclusion.
- CRPS is accepted or rejeCTed without going through the required symptom/sign categories.
- CRPS Type 2 is discussed without identifying a specific nerve 伤害.
- Pain is used to increase WPI twice: once in the body-system rating and again as a separate pain rating.
方法和依赖前核对
- Is pain assessed through the correCT NSW pathway?
- Is CRPS diagnosed and documented clearly?
- Does the 报告 avoid double-counting pain?
- Are secondary 心理 symptoms treated carefully?
- Does 工作能力 证据 refleCT sustainable funCTion?
- Severe pain can be disabling, but NSW WPI 评估 still needs the correCT guideline pathway.
- CRPS should not be assumed from pain alone.
- Pain-related sleep, medication and fatigue may strongly affeCT 工作能力 even when they are not separately rated under AMA5 Chapter 18.
这如何影响 Section 66、周薪和 work injury damages
SIRA 资料说明，身体伤害的永久伤残赔偿通常需要达到 11% 或以上 permanent impairment；primary psychological injury 通常需要达到 15% 或以上。secondary psychological injury 在 NSW 中有不同处理。
这些门槛不是赔偿承诺。实际影响要看 accepted injury、医学证据、MMI、评估方法和保险公司如何使用该百分比。WPI 可能影响 Section 66 lump sum compensation、medical expenses 时间限制、weekly payments 策略，以及是否需要 work injury damages 门槛建议。
Guideline notes
- The NSW guideline excludes AMA5 Chapter 18.
- CRPS is assessed under the NSW criteria and relevant extremity impairment method.
常见问题
慢性疼痛和 CRPS 的 WPI 可以自己计算吗？
不应自行套用 AMA5 或网上表格。WPI 应由受训评估医生按 NSW 指南、accepted injury、检查结果和病历资料评估。你可以复核报告是否使用了正确方法和资料。
慢性疼痛和 CRPS 评估为什么要等 MMI？
MMI 代表伤情已经稳定到适合评估永久影响的程度。如果治疗、手术或康复仍可能明显改变情况，过早评估可能不可靠。
如果保险公司报告偏低怎么办？
先索取报告和发给评估医生的资料。核对 accepted injury、身体系统、影像、手术、治疗、工作限制和任何扣减理由，再决定是否需要争议或进一步证据。
慢性疼痛和 CRPS 会影响 work injury damages 吗？
可能会。WPI 可能影响门槛和策略，但 work injury damages 还需要单独考虑 negligence、past economic loss、future economic loss 和证据一致性。不能只用百分比判断整个案件。
一般资料
本页仅提供一般信息，不构成法律意见。你应就自己的情况取得法律建议，再依赖 WPI 百分比、接受一次性赔偿或回应保险公司决定。
Reviewed by NSW Work Injury Claims - a branch of Stephen Young Lawyers.
相关伤害和评残页面
需要复核 WPI 评估吗？
如果百分比与 accepted injury、治疗史、影像、手术、岗位要求或现有限制不一致，在接受保险公司立场前应先复核报告。