Hearing ratings

[Strangert]

Attached are my hearing ratings to include tinnitus. I was a crew chief so covered by AFSC. I can’t find the VSARD for hearing. What do you think I’ll get percentage wise.

 

[chaplaincharlie]

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) published by the Government Publishing Office

www.ecfr.gov

see 4.85

 

[Strangert]

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) published by the Government Publishing Office

www.ecfr.gov

see 4.85

That chart has me completely confused and I don’t see the percentages that correlate.

 

[Strangert]

Can somebody help me make better sense of this? Thank you!

 

[FmrArmyAvatr]

Can somebody help me make better sense of this? Thank you!

Your puretone threshold average is 32.5 for both ears. That puts you in the 0-41 column in Table VI. You should have a Maryland Speech Discrimination Score also (it should be a % in each ear) on your C&P exam. that will give you the percentage for the % of discrimination rows on Table VI. Cross that percentage for each ear with 0-41 puretone column and that will give you a roman numeral for each ear.

Take the two roman numerals and go to the bottom Table VII. The higher number (ie, VIII) is your poorer ear, and the lower number (ie, II) is your better ear on the chart. See where they meet. In my example, VIII and II=10% rating.

I was a II and I, so I got service connection at 0%. But hopefully you claimed tinnitus which is 10%.

 

[Strangert]

Your puretone threshold average is 32.5 for both ears. That puts you in the 0-41 column in Table VI. You should have a Maryland Speech Discrimination Score also (it should be a % in each ear) on your C&P exam. that will give you the percentage for the % of discrimination rows on Table VI. Cross that percentage for each ear with 0-41 puretone column and that will give you a roman numeral for each ear.

Take the two roman numerals and go to the bottom Table VII. The higher number (ie, VIII) is your poorer ear, and the lower number (ie, II) is your better ear on the chart. See where they meet. In my example, VIII and II=10% rating.

I was a II and I, so I got service connection at 0%. But hopefully you claimed tinnitus which is 10%.

So my speech discrimination was
94% and 98%. So if I’m reading this right it would give me I and II which is 0%. Which is weird because they have me wearing hearing aids. I did claim tinnitus. Thanks for your post!