Hearing Impairment from JP-8

[jamesriley1990]

So way back when (2014) I claimed hearing loss and in my C&P notes it was stated that even though I had hearing loss prior to joining the military, it was aggravated by my service. My hearing discrimination in my right ear was at 96% (under 94% is VA rated). I recently found an article: https://www.research.va.gov/currents/spring2014/spring2014-11.cfm?fbclid=IwAR0KyvGOAYbCHKxA1kWbU7FBOc__5UUnXRKCsW058htYSi6C42UJX9BFDy8

I have a difficult time hearing people speak when they are not facing me and talking to my face.  I am wanting to file a new claim for hearing loss and using this as evidence, have any of yall had a experience with it?

I was a Egress Tech working on the F/A-18 Hornet

[Richard1954]

You can request an increase in your disability anytime you feel it has gotten worse. You can also use any lay evidence you find to support your claim.. but in the end the examiner will be the one who decides if your condition is worse and why... there are a number of different reason for hearing loss beside just " bad hearing"  so the information in the article you posted might be one of them... Hearing however is one area where a compensable rating  hard to get.  A number of  veterans are service connect for hearing loss at 0%  because the hearing test are skewed which really makes it hard to get a fair rating.. I've been wearing hearing aids for years ... but and each time I take a  c/p test the numbers magically improve.