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Effects Of Concurrent Noise And Jet Fuel Exposure On Hearing Loss
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I met with a VSO today at my VA Hospital who was very knowledgeable and very helpful. We decided I should submit a few new claims which we did. He told me that he didn't need copies of my military records that showed my sick call notations related to any of the claims. He said that the VA now has entire military medical record on file and would find the record(s) in their own file. It seemed odd to me as my service dates back to 1981 and spans 34 years through my retirement in 2015. It sure seemed to make more sense for me to give him copies of my military medical record pages that document the injuries as I'd already had them with me. He didn't want my copies. Anyone have any information on this. Much thanks in advance.- 3 replies
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Caluza Triangle – Caluza vs Brown defined what is necessary for service connection. See COVA– CALUZA V. BROWN–TOTAL RECALL
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They justify all this to congress by calling themselves a "pro claimant Veteran friendly organization" who grants the benefit of the doubt to Veterans.
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About 80-90 percent of Veterans are initially denied by VA, pushing us into a massive backlog of appeals, or worse, sending impoverished Veterans "to the homeless streets" because when they cant work, they can not keep their home. I was one of those Veterans who they denied for a bogus reason: "Its been too long since military service". This is bogus because its not one of the criteria for service connection, but simply made up by VA. And, I was a homeless Vet, albeit a short time, mostly due to the kindness of strangers and friends.
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There are certain rules about community care reimbursement, and I have no idea if you met them or not. Try reading this:
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However, (and I have no idea of knowing whether or not you would likely succeed) Im unsure of why you seem to be so adamant against getting an increase in disability compensation.
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However, there are many false rumors out there that suggest if you apply for an increase, the VA will reduce your benefits instead.
That rumor is false but I do hear people tell Veterans that a lot. There are strict rules VA has to reduce you and, NOT ONE of those rules have anything to do with applying for an increase.
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Titre du document / Document title
Effects of concurrent noise and jet fuel exposure on hearing loss
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
KAUFMAN Laura R. (1) ; LEMASTERS Grace K. (2) ; OLSEN Donna M. (3) ; SUCCOP Paul (2) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Rocky Mountain Center for Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, ETATS-UNIS
(2) Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, ETATS-UNIS
(3) IHI Environmental, Salt Lake City, Utah, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
Objectives: We sought to examine the effects of occupational exposure to jet fuel on hearing in military workers. Methods: Noise-exposed subjects, with or without jet fuel exposure, underwent hearing tests. Work histories, recreational exposures, protective equipment, medical histories, alcohol, smoking, and demographics were collected by questionnaire. Jet fuel, solvent, and noise exposure data were collected from records. Fuel exposure estimates were less than 34% of the OSHA Threshold Linait Values. Results: Subjects with 3 years of jet fuel exposure had a 70% increase in adjusted odds of hearing loss (OR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.14-2.53) and the odds increased to 2.41 (95% CI = 1.04-5.57) for 12 years of noise and fuel exposure. Conclusions: These findings suggest that jet fuel has a toxic affect on the auditory system.
Revue / Journal Title
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (J. occup. environ. med.) ISSN 1076-2752
Source / Source
2005, vol. 47, no3, pp. 212-218 [7 page(s) (article)] (42 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Hagerstown, MD, ETATS-UNIS (1995) (Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Occupational medicine ; Auditory disorder ; ENT disease ; America ; North America ; Toxicity ; United States ; Aeronautics ; Motor fuel ; Military ; Human ; Occupational exposure ; Jet fuel ; Noise ; Concurrent ; Hearing loss ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Médecine du travail ; Trouble audition ; ORL pathologie ; Amérique ; Amérique du Nord ; Toxicité ; Etats Unis ; Aéronautique ; Carburant ; Militaire ; Homme ; Exposition professionnelle ; Carburéacteur ; Bruit ; Simultané ; Surdité ;
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Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Medicina ocupacional ; Trastorno auditivo ; ORL patología ; America ; America del norte ; Toxicidad ; Estados Unidos ; Aeronáutica ; Carburante ; Militar ; Hombre ; Exposición profesional ; Carburante motor chorro ; Ruido ; Simultáneo ; Sordera ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 2831, 35400012562824.0020
Copyright 2006 INIST-CNRS. All rights reserved
Toute reproduction ou diffusion même partielle, par quelque procédé ou sur tout support que ce soit, ne pourra être faite sans l'accord préalable écrit de l'INIST-CNRS.
No part of these records may be reproduced of distributed, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of INIST-CNRS.
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 16650885 http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16650885
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