I recently went to a C&P exam for hyperacusis and the VA examiner said it was very clear that I'm service connected based on my jobs and service/medical records. At the exam she actually went as far as custom molding earpieces to help me with my condition as I sat there.
What makes things difficult is the fact that my hearing tests are perfect but my condition cannot be assessed by those methods.
Does anyone have any idea how something like hyperacusis is rated? There is no exact rating for this condition and the general hearing loss classification doesn't classify ratings based on how it affects home and work. Could it be rated like something like PTSD?
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Kuwaitin08
I recently went to a C&P exam for hyperacusis and the VA examiner said it was very clear that I'm service connected based on my jobs and service/medical records. At the exam she actually went as far as custom molding earpieces to help me with my condition as I sat there.
What makes things difficult is the fact that my hearing tests are perfect but my condition cannot be assessed by those methods.
Does anyone have any idea how something like hyperacusis is rated? There is no exact rating for this condition and the general hearing loss classification doesn't classify ratings based on how it affects home and work. Could it be rated like something like PTSD?
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It is not spelled out out directly in 38 CFR. I found a BVA ruling which rated it analogous to tinnitis: https://www.va.gov/vetapp19/files7/19155192.txt §4.87 Schedule of ratings—
Kuwaitin08
Thank you Vync. I’m trying to see if anyone had any first hand experience with that claim. For as serious as my symptoms are, I’m hoping for more than 10%.
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I’m already rated 70% for ptsd, 50% for migraines and have tinnitus. I’ve already applied for hyperacusis and just completed a C&P exam where the examiner said she was absolutely saying it was SC.
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