Tinnitus VA Disability Claims and Ratings

Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability among Veterans. Tune for an overview of tinnitus, va disability ratings for tinnitus, and how to build a strong VA claim using lay and medical evidence-- all in under 5 minutes!

[CCK_Law]

Thank you for watching with us! Check the description for a breakdown of tinnitus ratings, as well as common secondary conditions to tinnitus

[MegaAli]

Didn't have any of that, and still got tinnitus at 10%. I believe it was do to my MOS.

[Wolfod-pohz]

Great info.👍🏼 Question: Can you all do some vids SCD for hydrogenitis suppertevia. As far as TDIU benefits etc?...

[johnnyc]

Got a question . I filed for Tinnitus with the VA a few months ago. I was a Navy Builder (BU) in the Seabees in the late 80's. BU is on the Navy's list of presumed Ear damage MOS's . I had an incident in 1989 and I twice tried to report my ear damage and was told not to. I was told that if I pursued it there could be problems and discipline issues for myself and 2 NCO's that were supposed to be in charge. FYI the issue was that there was almost never any real supervision. So I withdrew my attempts at reporting my incident. So I recently filed for Tinnitus . I only filed for Tinnitus. So I sent my DD 214s along with my discharge paperwork, I also sent my civilian medical Doctor paperwork that included a Nexus letter saying that my Tinnitus was directly caused by my incident that happened while on Active duty and also they sent tons of medical paperwork regarding past ear exams. So i created an online VA account and recently they sent me a note saying that they may not send me for a medical exam and that they make a decision soon. Does that make any sense ?? Any advise or opinions would ne greatly appreciated by anyone Please. Thank you

[williambellew]

Im at 0% for hearing loss left ear(in medical records it says acoustic trauma) and 10% for tinnitus. my tinnitus gets real loud and then I get really bad migraines. can i get e secondary condition for migraines.

[johnnyc]

Hello. I Hope all is well. I have a question for you or anyone watching. I have 10 percent for Tinnitus and during my C&P exam the doctor told me that I was going to be awarded the 10% and additionally he told me to file for hearing loss because my hearing loss was substantial and that he was linking it to my incident on active duty. He further told me to file within the next 3 months so they will have to use the report he was preparing. So I filed for the hearing loss and they attempted to schedule me for another C&P exam through "Veterans evaluations services" . Its a private company the VA uses to do exams. I then I called the VA and they agreed with me that they will go off the first C&P exam. The term they used was to "Use original exam findings". But they they asked me to cancel the exam. I thought that was odd and they said it was because they wouldnt be able to cancel it in time and that if they didnt cancel it in time I wouldve had a no show on my record. So I went along and cancelled it. My question is - have you seen this before and does me cancelling it look bad for me?? I know Hearing loss is probably going to be a zero percentage, but since the C& P Doc told me to file i figured I had nothing to lose and I thought it wold be good to have the Hearing Loss service connected regardless of the percentage because I have Migraines and Anxiety ready to go as "Secondary" conditions to my service connected Tinnitus. Would love to know your thoughts. Oh, one more thing, My MOS was (BU) Builder in the Navy and thats on the DOD Presumption list for noise and hearing related conditions . Thank you. I appreciate you .