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Teac
I am already service connected for hearing loss at 0%, plus 10% for tinnitis.
Newest hearing test in Feb shows the following:
Right ear
Freq DB
250 10
500 10
1000 20
1500 45
2000 55
3000 50
4000 70
6000 55
8000 55
Left ear
250 10
500 15
1000 35
1500 30
2000 25
3000 40
4000 65
6000 45
8000 50
Speech recognition right 70% speech at left 92%
I understand for va purposes their is a disability when the threshold in of the frequencies of 500, 1,000
2,000 3,000, 4,000 hettz is 40 decibels or greater or when the threshold for at least three of these frequiencies are 25 decibels or greater or when speech recognition scores are less than 94 percent.
Based on the numbers above I have tried to determine what my rating for hearing loss should be but I find the rules very confusing....
I kown I have a hearing loss just based on the numbers and speech but what I don't know if it is compensatable.. 0% was granted in 2005 based on 2004 testing, this recent test is Feb 2012.
Can any one figure this out for me, or tell me how to figure it out....
thanks..
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