Hearing Loss Compensation Tables Uk

There are two main types of afcs benefits.

Hearing loss compensation tables uk.

Hearing loss victims get maximum compensation you are entitled to. If you ve been affected talk to slater and gordon one of the uk s leading industrial deafness compensation specialists. If your hearing loss is the result of service in the armed forces before 6 april 2005 your claim will be considered under the war pensions scheme. We refer to this type of hearing loss as a gradual onset injury.

We could help you on a no win no fee basis. Under no disadvantage compensation table a worker is entitled to compensation of 203 880 indexed annually for a total loss of hearing. Anything less than 100 hearing loss will result in that percentage of a year in compensation. Someone suffering from moderate tinnitus with some hearing loss could be entitled to compensation between 12 100 to 23 980.

The hearing loss compensation table is used as a guideline by the industrial disease solicitors from oakwood in leeds to estimate the amount of compensation you should be entitled to based on the level of deafness you have sustained. To help us improve gov uk we d like to. Request for information on claims for compensation for noise induced hearing loss received by decc. Hearing loss deafness compensation specialists.

Claims after 1 7 94 must be determined by an approved specialist. Find out if you can claim compensation call 0800 073 8801. The average decibel loss is to be translated into percentage of compensable hearing loss of each ear according to the attached table. Total loss of hearing.

A table for determining compensable percentage of hearing loss has been promulgated by the commission. Free legal advice from a friendly solicitor. Noise induced hearing loss is an irreversible condition that can have a significant impact on a worker s life. Industrial deafness and tinnitus compensation claims nihl noise induced hearing loss nihl is a serious problem for sufferers and their families.

Specialist solicitors with up to 30 years experience. For claims after 1 july 1994 the percentage of hearing loss must be determined by an approved specialist. 100 no win no fee claims nothing to pay if you lose. More severe cases of hearing loss and tinnitus could be entitled to claim between 23 980 up to 36 850.

If your claim is successful you may receive a tax free lump sum. The majority of work related hearing loss injuries occur over an extended period of time sometimes many years as a result of exposure to industrial noise.