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I was rated 10% tinnutis, like everyone else and granted a hearing disability at 0%. My hearing is really getting worse. Seeing my PA at the VA soon. How hard is it to get a hearing aid to try?

I have done an NOD on the hearing recently.

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I have an old guy that lives near me that was given 90% his first claim for hearing loss and now he is IU also. He needs a hearing aid so bad, but he`s afraid to go to the first appointment. He`s afraid when he is interviewed he will say something wrong and lose his disability rating. Sad. He couldn`t hear a plane crash in his living room.

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Interesting Rental guy.. it is just what I have said in the past about the differences between RO's...yours give you 10% with No hearing aids, mine gives hearing aids with zero percent...

May I ask what is your average decibel loss, and speech differentation? I have appealed my zero percent evaluation TWICE and been denied twice.

However, I am SC for depression secondary to hearing loss at 30%.

How where you able to make the connection of depression secondary to hearing loss? I have 10% for tinnutis but didnt get the hearing rating.

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Cavman,

they may give you hearing aides, but don't expect it to help you hear much better with tinnitis. The ringing drowns out everything to me & the hearing aides amplify the background noise.

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I m glad to see that their are otheirs out there. I have been at 0% for hearing and tinnitues for 18 years. Hasd a medical review board while on active services and was recommended for discharge but the Gulf War started up a week later. I was given a hearing aid 2 years ago and still at 0%. I m wondering what is next. Sent for my records so will see what they have in them. Any advice from anyone?

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bbknor,

If your service records show tinnitus and your current records show,"constant moderate to severe" tinnitus, you may qualify for a 10%. But your tinnitus must be constant or it's a waste of time to file a comp claim.

As far as hearing loss goes. If your not nearly complete loss of hearing, you'll be very lucky to receive more than a 0% for hearing loss.

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Already have the 0% on both ears and a hearing aid in the left, with constant tinnitis in left. I always hear the buzz with or with out the aid. Sounds like a blackhawk at times.

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