Peripheral leg artery insufficiency


H. Peripheral leg artery insufficiency

 

ImpairmentPercentage of disability
a(1) Accompanied by all the following findings cumulatively:
 a. Intermittent limp at less than 50 meters on a plateau, at a moderate walking pace
b. Lack of pulses in the arteries of
 Dorsalis Pedis and - Tibialis Posterior;
 c. Ankle-Brachial Index less than 0.6
40%
a(2) When non-compressible vessels are suspected, at least one of the following findings is present:
 a. Pulse Volume Recorder curve at an ankle less than 10
 mmHg. Pulsatility Index less than 8 in the foot
c. Doppler B-Phase wave in the foot
d. Toe Pressure - Toe-Brachial Index less than 0.5
40%
a(3 ) When there is a suspicion that the disturbance is not manifested at rest -
 performing the Reactive Hyperemiatest, by blocking the victim for three minutes under supersystolic pressure or the Tip oeing test, followed by a record of at least one of the above findings.
40%
b(1 ) All of these findings are cumulative:
 a. Intermittent limp at less than 50 meters on a plateau, at a moderate walking pace
b. Lack of pulses in the arteries of Dorsalis Pedis and Tibialis Posterior;
 c. Ankle-Brachial Index less than 0.4
70%
b(2 ) When there is a suspicion of Non-Compressible, the presence of one or more of the following findings:
 a. Pulse Volume Recorder curve at the ankle is less than 5 mm.
B. Pulsatility Index less than 5 in the foot
c. Doppler Mono-Phase in the foot
d. Toe Pressure - Toe-Brachial Index less than 0.3
70%
a(3) When there is a suspicion that the disturbance is not manifested at rest - performing the Reactive Hyperemiatest, by blocking the victim for three minutes under supersystolic pressure or the Tip oeing test, followed by a record of at least one of the above findings.70%
c. All findings corresponding to a 70% disability as described above plus ischemic or necrosis ulcers.100%

If the Board has determined that the mobility limitation must be tested in a vascular laboratory for the purposes of this section, it shall determine the laboratory or laboratories in which it will be tested.