ptsd Military Records Show Hearing Loss

[kkp]

I took my seperation physicl papers by the audiodolgy department at the va friday and showed it to the the Lady that tested My hearing for my last hearing aids. She and another person that worked there both agreed I had enough hear loss during my enlistment that I should file a claim. I also have suffered from severe vertigo since 1980, and tinnius. This is all well documented many times over.I also was dianosed with meneres diesease a few years ago at the va. , and see a specialist at the va for all of the above.

My question is should I file a claim now or wait. I have a n appeal for ptsd, presently 50%, an appeal on My rt. knee, and aclaim for IU, thats been filed for about 4 months now. The IU claim has the appeals held up until a decision is made it. Should I hold off on filing on my hearing,( i'm leaning in that direction) or go ahead and file. I need some of the excellant advice I know I can get here thanks a million.

kkp

[JohnM]

I took my seperation physicl papers by the audiodolgy department at the va friday and showed it to the the Lady that tested My hearing for my last hearing aids. She and another person that worked there both agreed I had enough hear loss during my enlistment that I should file a claim. I also have suffered from severe vertigo since 1980, and tinnius. This is all well documented many times over.I also was dianosed with meneres diesease a few years ago at the va. , and see a specialist at the va for all of the above.

My question is should I file a claim now or wait. I have a n appeal for ptsd, presently 50%, an appeal on My rt. knee, and aclaim for IU, thats been filed for about 4 months now. The IU claim has the appeals held up until a decision is made it. Should I hold off on filing on my hearing,( i'm leaning in that direction) or go ahead and file. I need some of the excellant advice I know I can get here thanks a million.

kkp

I am not an expert on this but I would say file now, the higher your rate the better for IU rating.

[Guest rickb54]

KKP,

Based on what you said, and if the va hearing specialist put a statement in writing that your hearing loss is connected to service then you have an excellent chance of wining a claim. My service medical records indicated I had a hearing loss in 1986, when I was first denied a rating. I reopened my claim in 1993 and still was denied. Finally when my hearing loss started to interfear with my interaction among my family members I got an appointmet with the va hearing speacialist, and took my active duty medical records with me. I got hearing aids, along with a statement that resulted in a rating for service connected hearing loss. I am now trying to get an eairler effective date on the award. My point don't try to open a claim with out a doctors statement, the va will just deny deny deny.

As to the question, when should you file? do you wait for other issues to be resolved before filing? .. \

As you know your rating if granted will be awarded back to the date you filed the claim ie; if you file your claim in Dec 06 and win your award date will be Jan 07 , if you file in Mar 07, your award date will be Apr 07. I think you should file a claim as soon as possible because the sooner you file the more compensation you will earn.

I do not think that a new claim will hold up your other claims, but I have heard others say it could. I have had numerious issues going on at one time, and it never seemed to cause any problems for me but that does not mean it could not hold up other claims.

hope this answers your question.

[DeltaGlenn]

Hearing loss even at 10% is very difficult to qualify for. Also filing a new claim will probably slow down your present claims as the file will have to be located and pulled for the additional information to be added. Will your file be put back in place or at the bottom of the pile ?

Glenn

D/2/501 101st Abn Inf

Walked the woods 67-68

0% SC Hearing

[Philip Rogers]

Hearing loss even at 10% is very difficult to qualify for. Also filing a new claim will probably slow down your present claims as the file will have to be located and pulled for the additional information to be added. Will your file be put back in place or at the bottom of the pile ?

Glenn

D/2/501 101st Abn Inf

Walked the woods 67-68

0% SC Hearing

There is no "bottom of the pile." Files not being worked on are stored in the file room. Claims and schedued work is tracked via computer. I personally doubt it'll slow it down. Current claims will be worked in the order received and when all evidence requested is present. jmo

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[dougbo1943]

The below is my hearing test. It does not rate even rate 10%. You have to be almost deaf to get any %.

That is why I hope to get tinnitus rating of 10%

Freq. 250 500 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 6000 8000

R/H 15 10 10 25 25 55 75 85 85

L/H 15 10 10 35 35 75 75 90 90

Word Recognition

PBMAX LEVAL MASKING PI/PB

R/H 100% 70 50 -

L/H 100% 70 50 -

See CFR 38, 4.85 and 4.86 to plot this out, it will come to 0% for hearing lost

Word recognition is what kills your chance of 10%.

I agree with DeltaGlenn, You can get service connected for hearing loss but it is hard to get 10% rating.

Gunny

Edited December 18, 2006 by dougbo1943

[Cavman]

Kkp:

I filed my appeal about the same time as you. I just got a letter stating my appeal will not be decided or reviewed until my new claims are decided. I filed new claims about 2 weeks after I sent in my NOD. If you want a decision sooner I would wait. One reason I didn`t wait is I too am only 50% and filed for 100% with my IU form and thought I needed a higher rating to be considered for IU. I was wrong in that thinking. If you have a good case I would wait if you are in a hurry as most of us are.

Cavman