I just got around to filing for PTSD and deafness in left ear and timmitus in both. My PTSD claim and hearing problems are documented by a medal . Although I am about 90% deaf in one ear I still hear relatively well. Now if I put an earplug in my good ear, I can't understand a person speaking normally. I can hear some tones but I can't understand speech. I'm wondering how the VA will look at this? Since the VA will probably try hard to avoid compensating me, I'm going to try hard to get a win. I'm not trying to get anything I don't deserve but i do want to do poorly on the hearing tests. Are the test 100% foolproof? If I don't respond to the noises I can barely hear; the real faint sounds will the tests show it? To put it bluntly, is there a way a can make my hearing problems appear worse than they actually are? Again, I'm not trying to get anything i don't deserve. I left for Nam with perfect hearing and came home 17 months later at the age of 20 with the hearing of a 70 YO. I continually ask people to repeat what they said. "WHAT" is prolly the most used word in my Vocabulary and the Tinnitus is so bad that sometimes I feel like putting a bullet in my ear. If someone speaks to me on my bad side, I can't understand them. I want to fight fire with fire. Appreciate any advice.
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I just got around to filing for PTSD and deafness in left ear and timmitus in both. My PTSD claim and hearing problems are documented by a medal . Although I am about 90% deaf in one ear I still hear relatively well. Now if I put an earplug in my good ear, I can't understand a person speaking normally. I can hear some tones but I can't understand speech. I'm wondering how the VA will look at this? Since the VA will probably try hard to avoid compensating me, I'm going to try hard to get a win. I'm not trying to get anything I don't deserve but i do want to do poorly on the hearing tests. Are the test 100% foolproof? If I don't respond to the noises I can barely hear; the real faint sounds will the tests show it? To put it bluntly, is there a way a can make my hearing problems appear worse than they actually are? Again, I'm not trying to get anything i don't deserve. I left for Nam with perfect hearing and came home 17 months later at the age of 20 with the hearing of a 70 YO. I continually ask people to repeat what they said. "WHAT" is prolly the most used word in my Vocabulary and the Tinnitus is so bad that sometimes I feel like putting a bullet in my ear. If someone speaks to me on my bad side, I can't understand them. I want to fight fire with fire. Appreciate any advice.
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