Hearing Loss

[highlander1s]

I have rec'd SC hearing loss 0% and 10% tinitus. My hearing has dropped since I got the claim and the tinitus has gotten worse. My company gives hearing test yearly so I can get a IMO from the Audiologist. How hard will it be to get some type of % for hearing loss if I refile or do you have to be totally deaf to recieve that.

[Berta]

If you are still in the NOD filing time frame, NOD the hearing loss decision and then refer them to the attached audio report from your employer.

I assume they gave you "0" SC for hearing loss and not "0" NSC.

The rating schedule for hearing loss is here under a search-it depends on the entire decibel values which I assume the audiologist fully documented.

[trez]

I have rec'd SC hearing loss 0% and 10% tinitus. My hearing has dropped since I got the claim and the tinitus has gotten worse. My company gives hearing test yearly so I can get a IMO from the Audiologist. How hard will it be to get some type of % for hearing loss if I refile or do you have to be totally deaf to recieve that.

in relation to the tinnitus i fought the va for an increase in my 10% tinnitus. VA wrote back to me and said based on federal law

you cannot have bi lateral tinnitus. game over. okay so a fight breaks out between me and va

I said yes i have bi lateral tinnitus. VA again writes back to me and says in the first letter we said no and further you are at the maximum rating of 10% that we give for tinnitus. i said i disagree and i dont like you or your rating system!! yeah thats what i told em in my letter point blank aND BLUNTLY

so i filed an appeal then they write back and quote a federal case to me wanner v principi not sure if this is the case they cited the supreme court said you only get one rating of 10% for tinnitus

well i didn't like that court case decision either OR THE VA'S ATTITUDE!!

so i got mad AGAIN filed another appeal ON TOP OF THAT APPEAL GOT A LAWYER with an ime and well the rest is just history i,m lookin at years of fighting with the fed

I DON'T LIKE THE VA NEVER HAVE NEVER WILL I USE MY MEDICARE CARD I DONT USE THE VA FOR ANYTHING

HOPE THIS HELPS I BELIEVE VETERANS CAN HAVE AND DO HAVE BI LATERAL TINNITUS ITS A PROVEN FACT SO A VETERAN

SHOULD GET 10% FOR THE LEFT EAR AND 10% FOR THE RIGHT EAR 20% COMBINED

NOW IF YOUR REALLY HAVE BAD TINNITUS THEN THE VETERAN SHOULD GO STRAIGHT TO A 100% SCHEDULAR

THE VA DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY THATS FINE BECUZ APPEALS NOD'S ECT APPEAL 9'S ARE FREE DONT COST NUTHIN EITHER

GOOD LUCK KEEP UP THE FIGHT