[SgtHooper]

The hearing loss and tinitus is mostly a BS ailment. I wonder how much they get. The rest listed are certainly valid and we, the people, should pony up to take care of our military once they deros.

[Tailback]

The hearing loss and tinitus is mostly a BS ailment.

Really? I guarantee my hearing loss came from the military. Do I collect benefits for it? No. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[DariusBane]

I will ditto tailback on this one. My ears ring all the time. It’s from military service. It’s fine with background noise, but loud as he’ll going to sleep. I can cope by using a “squirrel cage” fan which is very loud. I have not filed for disability but my hearing is deteriorating at middle 40’s.

I won’t try to file until I need hearing aids.

[donozark]

10% max for tinnitus-both ears and constant.

Audiology exams difficult to fake nowadays.

[MrEdd]

So you personally reject medical imaging technology. A nonnegotiable requirement to spew position you just asserted.

Well don't be a hypocrite, punk. If you get cancer or a brain aneurysm you just go right ahead and tell them not to use those BS machines on you because you know for a fact the things they show aren't real.

You will have no problem doing that, because you weren't talking out your ass, right?

[JRandomFreeper]

I have hearing loss from jets (F-15s) and big guns. Doc on base found out I was going to take the 13 WPM Advanced morse code test (back in the day when that mattered) when I came in to find out what freq I couldn't hear. He offered to write me a waiver letter to the FCC.

I declined the letter, and had the test done in a frequency that I can hear.

An interesting side note is that my hearing loss is a nice notch filter that excludes shrill females and most whiney teenagers.

My grandchildren catch my eye to talk to me so I can read their lips.

/johnny

[rangerwife]

Husband has both and gets 0% for it and he had an anti-tank grenade nearly take off his head to be blunt. I think the hearing loss has to be pretty severe to get any kind of rating for it.

[puppypusher]

The hearing loss and tinitus is mostly a BS ailment. I wonder how much they get. The rest listed are certainly valid and we, the people, should pony up to take care of our military once they deros

Have you ever had an explosion go off next to you?I can almost gaurantee you have never been in a position to have something like that happen.

Hearing Loss is Not a BS ailment.

[M1911A1]

Two old timers are sitting on a bench outside the VA.

The first says, “What’s new?”

“Oh, I got this fantastic new hearing aid at the VA! It’s the latest technology, the doc said no expense was spared since nothing is too good for our veterans!”

“Gosh, that’s wonderful!” the first one says. “What kind is it?”

The second glances at his watch and says “It’s 1500!”