Hearing Loss Compensation Tables

You will then combine these two roman numeral in table vii bottom of this page to get the overall va hearing loss rating.

Hearing loss compensation tables.

Here s an example to illustrate the point. Claims after 1 7 94 must be determined by an approved specialist. The main purpose of the claim is the monetary compensation the lump sum award which if awarded will comply with the hearing loss compensation table. Total loss of hearing.

Compensation for noise induced hearing loss until recent times the damage caused by working in noisy environments was not fully appreciated by many companies. As a result australians working in factories the building industry mining industry and other noisy workplaces were rarely provided with ear protection and hundreds of thousands of. For claims after 1 july 1994 the percentage of hearing loss must be determined by an approved specialist. The secondary purpose is the medical and like expenses aspect of the claim that in this case is a good pair of hearing aids at no cost to the claimant.

An example of a 60 va hearing loss disability rating. Anything less than 100 hearing loss will result in that percentage of a year in compensation. A table for determining compensable percentage of hearing loss has been promulgated by the commission. The average decibel loss is to be translated into percentage of compensable hearing loss of each ear according to the attached table.

Let s say your test results showed.