Chazman1946

I was a USMC Combat Engineer (tunnel rat) in Viet Nam and had both of my eardrums blown out while setting off a satchel charge on Operation Orange 1966. I was medivaced for this to Okinawa for treatment. I have had constant ringing in both of my ears from this for almost 40 years. I had tried to make a claim on this back in the early 70's with the VA and they gave me zip, zero, nada. I put in for another compensation claim for agent orange (Diabetes) about three years ago and was granted that one for 20%, at the same time I re-applied for the tinnitus and a hearing loss. Once again they gave me zip, zero, nada, even though I was told I had an 18% hearing loss. I now understand that there IS compensation for tinnitus, and there has been for a long time. I am reapplying through the Legion and I was told that since I have proof that I had made the claim back in the 70's, and it was blown off, I may be eligible for retroactive compensation back till then, is this true?? I know the original claim from the 70's is in my file, because I saw it there when I went through my application and testing three years ago. Charlie Ford