[DENIAL FOR TINNITUS]

i FILED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2020 AND WAS DENIED FOR TINNITUS BECAUSE THEY SAY IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG AGO THAT I WAS EXPOSED TO LOUD NOISE TO CLAIM TINNITUS. i WAS IN THE NAVY EARLY 70'S.   SINCE THE DENIAL I RECEIVED A FEW BUDDY LETTERS, EMAILS FROM PROFESSORS i FOUND ON LINE THAT CONCUR THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS DELAYED ONSET OF TINNITUS.  i ALSO FOUND THE SHIP LOGS STATING OUR SHIP WAS AT GENERAL QUARTERS SHOOTING THE 5 IN 38 CAL GUNS.  WHAT I DONT UNDERSTAND IS THE VA GAVE ME A HEARING TEST BECAUSE OF THE TINNITUS AND AWARDED ME HEARING AIDS BUT DENIED ME FOR TINNITUS. SHOULD I PURSUE THIS CLAIM EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN LONGER THAN A YEAR?

[TRAINING LETTER 10-02 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? DOES THIS HELP THE VETERAN WITH A CLAIM?]

TRAINING LETTER 10-02 HAS BEEN RESCENDED BY VA AND INCORPORATED INTO M21.  WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

[DENIAL FOR TINNITUS]

I WAS DENIED FOR TINNITUS 3 YRS AGO BUT WAS APPROVED FOR HEARING AIDS.  THE REASON IS THAT LENGTH OF TIME FROM BEING DISCHARGED HAS BEEN TOO LONG TO HAVE TINNITUS AT MY AGE OF 74.  i WAS STATIONED IN A 5 INCH GUN MOUNT FOR GENERAL QUARTERS AND IT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD WITHOUT HEARING PROTECTION.  i HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO PROFESSORS THRU EMAIL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT DELAYED ONSET OF TINNITUS IS POSSIBLE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS.