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Well here I am sitting here and got my mail today and I got another C&P on my hearing. Now that not the problem, the problem is where I will have to travel to take it. I live in Midland Ga. and my test is in Ft. Rucker Al.. I live about 30 miles from Ft. Benning Army Base and maybe 45-50 from Tuskegee AL. where I normally would go since that is where it all started. So can anyone tell me why I have to travel well over 100 miles for this. And the appointment is at 11:00 AM.

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Good luck. You never know...this hearing test could put you at 60% instead of 40% or the 20% they reduced you too

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Hollis Do stay on top of the prostate. My PSA was 2.8 and it had risen from a 1.5 to 2.3 to 2.8 in about 7 months. I kind of insisted that the Doc. do a biopsy and he did and I had cancer in half of

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Hollis,

In checking the VAMC Tuskegee website, it doesn't show audiology services under healthcare services offered. Did you have a previous hearing test at Tuskegee?

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Georgia papa I have had at least 5 hearing test at Tuskegee VAMAC in the last 6 years. One in Columbus at a QTC clinic. This is the first time at Ft Rucker. I just could not figure this out.

PR well no crap,,, thanks for you reply at least you are replying to some questions on here and please continue.

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Hollis,

Nothing the VA dies surprises me anymore. My hearing test C & P in 2010 was at VAMC Augusta which is 120 miles from my home. I could not understand why they didn't send me to VAMC Decatur which is 80 miles from my home. I was afraid to ask them to change my appointment so I just drove the extra miles, and got mileage for it too.

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well I like boomer2 saying, But I know that not going to happen. I got and increase in my rating a few months back, But my hearing was down graded from 40% to 20% and I asked for reconsideration, So I guess this why I am going to FT Rucker for a new hearing test. As of now I am 90% disable so even if I get 50% back it will not go over 95% so I still be 90%. but the overall numbers will be higher. I will post back once I have the test and get a reply back from the rating person.

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Good luck to you and your hearing test....It seems odd that they will send you that far away to get the test. Will they put you up in a hotel for the night so you can make the appointment in the morning?

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Yes Barbamatt I will be able to drive there it's only 120 miles from home. So I will get up early and hit the road and be there on time. With the rating I have now the total comes up to 90.4= 90% but if I get back to 50% for my hearing the number will be 93.4 still be 90%, but anything else over 20% will give me the golden number of 100%.

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well the last 2 days has been hell, sort of, Yesterday went to the VA Hospital in Montgomery AL. I did not know what this was about till I got into the Doc examining room. Well it was because of my primary VA doc . Anyway it was about my prostate to be examine. It seem my psa was a little high, The chart was showing over 4 is high, mine was 5.6. The Doc said that was normal for my age, and no other visit needed and to do the test again in 6 months.

Today was my new C&P hearing test, If you remember it was lowered from 50%( hearing loss and tinnitus) to 20% . It wasn't to my surprise that they pull the chart from 2011 hearing test and compared it to today test, wow I am now one whole decible lower on my hearing. I asked the hearing Doc what he thought after I told him why I was there, he said this should in his opinion get it back up to where it was or more. So now I will sit and wait.

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Hollis,

First and most important, I hope the doctor knows what he is talking about regarding your prostate.

Your hearing doctor's comments sound good. Hope you get to 100%.

Good luck and good health.

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Don't miss this C & P no matter what. No excuses, you must be there. Plan for it or have someone else drive. I is very important that you show up for this even if it is a slight invonveinence. You get travel pay anyway.

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Georgia papa Don't worry. I will keep on top of this. I know how important this is. I have read to many horrible stories about us VN veterans who was exposed the AO and this is a major killer for us. Thanks for your incouragement.

Strectch, that is something I hope I will do. I will have to be in a hospital and can't go. C&P is a must for all of us.

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Hollis

Do stay on top of the prostate. My PSA was 2.8 and it had risen from a 1.5 to 2.3 to 2.8 in about 7 months. I kind of insisted that the Doc. do a biopsy and he did and I had cancer in half of my prostate and it was aggressive. If I had waited for another year who knows what would have happened. Oh! this was a private doc not a VA doc. I went thru 43 radiation treatments and hormone therapy. My last PSA was .1. Remember it is your body not theirs.

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thanks my friend for the great advise. I will take the results to my personal Doc and then we will start tracking it.

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