A Tinnitus VA Rating Is A GOLD MINE & Here’s Why (No Proof!) + Free Resources

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Discover why tinnitus can be a gold mine for veterans seeking a 100% VA disability rating. In this video, I break down how tinnitus can lead to significant VA ratings by connecting it with secondary conditions such as vertigo, migraines, mental health issues, and Ménière’s disease. Many veterans don’t realize that once tinnitus is service-connected, these secondary conditions can be the key to increasing your overall VA disability rating, potentially leading to a 100% rating. I dive deep into real case studies from the Board of Veterans Appeals, showcasing how other veterans have successfully connected these conditions. Additionally, I highlight the rating criteria for each of these conditions, so you know what to expect and how to prepare. To strengthen your claim, I reference peer-reviewed scientific studies that confirm the medical link between tinnitus and these secondary conditions. This is crucial information for any veteran dealing with tinnitus and seeking to maximize their benefits. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn how to build a strong, evidence-based claim that could significantly increase your monthly VA compensation. Check out the resources below, including the high noise exposure MOS list, and take the first step toward securing the benefits you’ve earned.
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[@vaclaimsacademy]

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[@albertalvarez6979]

I need your help with a claim, I don’t know how to get started. 2:10

[@stevenmiller4322]

I definitely need your assistance

[@bryonnickson6494]

I could use your assistance I'm already 100% P&T. However I did not know anything about the stumbling issue desire I'm in a scooter now because of falls and more.

[@2Eil]

I filed my paperwork with a DAV representative last week and I'm currently waiting for it to hit the system. I had written on there that I had Vertigo at times; however, having you talk about Meniere's Disease and reading up about it by myself made me realize that this might be what I have. I need to go to the AMCC tomorrow, so I'm about to look into it.

[@creator-md3cj]

Yes, please 😮

[@randomness8455]

It's so crazy to see this because my exam showed I had tinnitus and a doctor confirmed I did. However, i was denied because I didn't file for it immediately after active duty so they assumed i was lying. Which is B.S because i served during the time where we had defective ear pro.

[@TheGateKeeper001]

I have service connected Tinnitus, which amounts to 10%.

[@equianodevonte2301]

Tinnitus is hell. The ringing shows up whenever.

[@williammyers9773]

Mine has NEVER stopped. It is 24/7 for over 30 years😵‍💫

[@Atlas2040]

24/7 here. Destructive cycle between tinnitus, hearing loss, and sleep apnea.

[@CrazyWhiteBoomer]

Bull, retired Navy Chief here. Three Carrier tours, and one LHA. Lots of time on the flight deck around jet engines. Every Navy and VA Doctor says it's all in my head... Yea, the ringing is IN MY F#@KIN HEAD ASS-HOLES!

*I've had tinnitus for decades, and I can prove it because I can hear my pulse perfectly. That's how I knew to see a cardiologist a couple of years ago, because I could tell my heart was skipping beats. He gave me meds that fixed that, but I still have tinnitus. The VA said there was no proof that it was service-related, and that was the end of that...*

[@markuhart8850]

I have tinnitus which began while In was in the service as a cannon artillery officer. It am in my 70s and it has gotten so bad I can’t get to sleep until past midnight and the hissing in my ears wakes me up around 0500. I identified the frequencies and amplitude of the tinnitus in each each with the use of two tone generator apps on my phone. My right ear is in the 5300 Hz range and left ear is lower around 4800. Occasionally Inget a very low humming tone. I measured my tinnitus at around 90 Db. When I’m vacuuming the kitchen floor with a Dysen V10 I can still hear the tinnitus over the roar of the vacuum, which is 92 Db. It is a condition the VA is ignoring so thank you for presenting this video.

[@nccrchurchunusual]

God bless you- I hope you will go get your rating!! The VA has kept the money for this from you- greedy beaurocrats!

[@jerrywebster7678]

How do you measure it? I was told that there is not a way to measure tinnitus.

[@dbeekman9738]

Have you done a hearing test with VA or Civilian doctor? Have you filed your claim for Tinnitus? Have they sent your for a C&P exam for Tinnitus? Request your full military service record and medical records. If you were in a military hospital, those records are separate from your personal medical records request them by the hospital name. Tell your doctor about hearing loss and tones. Get a hearing test done. Since you hear tones all the time click when you hear tones, when in doubt, click. File a claim if you haven't already or an appeal if you have. Include a personal statement of how it affects your life. If you have a wife or close friend you spend time with have them write a statement of how you complain or react when the tone changes like mine does (I flinch and stop what I am doing when the tone or volume changes). Tell them you were in Artillery, Include copy your DD-214 and military service records showing where you served and types of commands. When they schedule you for a C&P exam, go to it. Tell the examiner everything about tones, vacuum, military artillery, and how tinnitus affects your daily life. Examiner will probably give you another hearing test. Click when you hear tones, when in doubt, click. Good luck. If you are granted Tinnitus disability look at all the KZbin videos on secondary claims related to tinnitus and get diagnosed before filing for any that are pertinent to you.

[@David99123]

I have tim ,, hurt in the navy,, tbi,, that made me want to stab my ears out , really and I was told even if you stab your ear drums out u will still get the high pitch ringing ,,, I'm Christian, but many times the ringing bothers me , especially in a quite room at night it's impossible to sleep 😢

[@SeadogCVA41hal3]

Tendonitis actually has nothing to do with hearing loss. You could have perfect hearing

[@ZillaKilla79]

Hello Jordan! I was diagnosed with tinnitus for 10% and also got 70% for anxiety and depression secondary to tinnitus. I'm not sure how to piece together a VA claim for sleep apnea as a secondary as well as migraines. I did get a sleep study done with the VA and was prescribed a CPAP machine a few years back. I have a hard time using the machine even with a chin strap, it doesn't fully keep my mouth from opening when I sleep. Also, I've been prescribed 25mg, 50mg and currently 100mg Sumatriptan. I've seen a VA neurologist and they prescribed 80mg Pronanolol for migraine headaches daily dose. I brought up to the neurologist that after taking the medication I began to experience problems in the bedroom and they said that ED is a side effect of the meds. I'm not sure I can do it all on my own at this point because I'm recovering from a stroke that I suffered at the end of last year.

[@ZillaKilla79]

btw i have a combined 80% rating at the moment

[@davidceballos6862]

This isn’t true or it’s gone. I just got denied they told me they gave me 10% which is all they can give for it. You cannot get more than 10% for that anymore. Exactly what it said on my denied claim trying to get more % I filed for insomnia and have doctors notes for it. But still they said they do not give ratings higher for tinitus so this doesn’t work anymore short lived

[@stayingretired7906]

He is talking about stacking conditions on top of it, so these additional claims are related, but different. I know several 100% S/C veterans who have gone through this process.

[@davidceballos6862]

@ I literally filed for insomnia secondary due to my tinitus. Becuase I have tinitus I can’t sleep well at all. I filed like that I have documented. They denied saying anything tinitus related which is secondary like I did got denied and said it’s maxed nothing tinitus related can go up anymore. Maybe they did me wrong as the Va constantly does everyone there should be known so they fear to fuck veterans over and over. I filed for insomnia due to my current tinitus disability. They denied it and said anything tinitus related is maxed out. I didn’t file to get tinitus increase I filed for insomnia but they denied me and said reason was they won’t give higher rating for anything tinitus related. Again maybe it’s new? Maybe I just keep getting fucked and it just me. Maybe they twisted and filed incorrectly on purpose so I got denied again 5th time over 13 fucking years. The Va is absolutely pieces of pure shit it’s a bunch of overweight obese assholes who don’t give a fuck. I hope all of the Va workers will get what’s coming to them soon or later man while system is rigged otherwise why allllll these 3rd party entities taking advantage of veterans who don’t know how to apply for disability even tho they have disabilities clearly fucking their lives up. You have to “work” the system and all of these people taking veterans money to “help” then with their claims for money. Fuck that shit should be free.

[@davidceballos6862]

It’s all gatekept from poor hurting disabled veterans and if they know how to manipulate the system or pay someone who does they ain’t getting any help at all. Just vultures preying on veterans and only help them if they get fat portion of their money.

[@russrauscher698]

I have to disagree- my hearing is horrible, and the most the VA gave me was 10%!

[@JowellRivera]

20 years Army Helicopers. Bet you ass I have tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, isomnia, headaches.

[@Go1di3]

I had mentioned the ringing in my ears numerous times to my last VA doctors and they would never acknowledge it. Sometimes I feels like me ears are going to bleed or something.

[@alswearingen323]

Tinnitus is a nightmare that I can never wake up from. Sometimes buzzing, sometimes a beeping, sometimes seems like people talking in the background. It drives me crazy! If I could afford it, I'd PAY $4000 a month to rid myself of it.

[@lendaryreviews]

Me too . But I have zero as of right now

[@davefletch3063]

I have found certain frequencies in ambient music helps to even the sounds out somewhat. Its the only way i can sleep

[@nccrchurchunusual]

I am so sorry- now go get your rating!

[@adamgetzendanner]

Bro ikr!! It sometimes once or twice a week get woken from it mid sleep. Usually that’s just the high pitched ringing that wakes me. But I’ve also had that bumblebee noise randomly about once a week. Going on 15-16yrs now

[@tomelsasser9648]

White noise doesn't help! I can put earbuds in and play them LOUD, but the ringing, ringing, ringing passes through it all. Listen, I've already been diagnosed with tinnitus and over the past years since the tinnitus, inability to sleep and nighttime headaches, and frequent stumbles, I've gone from being a "key resource" in the large civilian partnership I work for to being an underperformer; I can't sleep at night because the ringing is all consuming, I can't think clearly during the day as a result, and as I've shared repeatedly with my primary doctor, after I enter in to sleep, I am frequently awakened with throbing headache. I am so tired of the red tape, but I keep trying, because the VA needs to make me whole again. If something doesn't happen soon, the VA can use all that red tape to............... The lack of sleep and constant LOUD ringing has slowly burnt out my personal fire of resiliance and ability to contribute to my family and my work. Tinnitus is a vet killer and it was a hell of a lot easier to enlist than to receive help for this condition.

[@banjobones8075]

My tinnitus claim has been denied twice

[@WilliamWallaceRoss]

M-14 and 105mm howitzer with faulty ear plugs, that should get you some cash. I was around generators, CH-46, M-14, 105mm Howitzer my Marine Corps career.

[@tommarinevet]

I have taken veterans from 10% tinnitus to 100% P&T for FREE... just veteran to veteran advise...Veterans can do their own claims..just do some research on the internet...Never pay for someone to do your claim unless they are accredited by the VA. I am NOT a VSO, just a veteran.

[@stallonelockley2718]

@tommarinevet I may need your assistance.

[@alienoftheapocalypse2183]

Just curious, if you are 90% p&t with iu, would it behoove me to update my rating with all the new and worsened issues since the p&t rating? Or leave it the heck alone? Thanks

[@josephcrabtree7958]

I need help with that also.

[@Drake8229]

Can you help me, please??

[@therealar78]

Since IU isn’t permanent then I would say if you have documentation to back up your conditions worsening which would be an increase. Then I would.

[@JJJere]

I've been denied 4 times for tinnitus. The problem is that I really do have it. Lay staments, construction Mos, repeated claims, and constant denials!

[@TheMoneyGarage]

My ears are ringing now listening to this

[@JamesArlotta]

In all seriousness, anyone remember how LOUDLY their drill instructor(s)' SCREAMED RIGHT INTO THEIR EARS...WHILE STANDING SO CLOSE, THEY ALMOST TOUCHED YOUR EARS?

[@davidhittenberger1651]

I was rated 10% with tinnitus and secondary 100% with bi-lateral hearing loss. Jet mechanic on board ship-berth was 1 deck below arresting gear. The 100% rating gets me SMC and spousal compensation!

[@iamKelvinJ]

Can I submit the same personal statement for multiple claims if it relates to them? Or do I need to write a new statement for each claim? If so, do I have to write everything said because it would basically be the same for each claim.

[@EchoTangoSuitcase]

I literally have a hearing exam in 2 hours. I was an FO when I was in. (Artillery Observer) You think they’ll believe I heard loud noises?

[@jeffbrewington1]

I have tinnitus and get dizzy when I stand up and close my eyes. Didn't think it was an issue until watching this video.

[@perryburd941]

Hey Jordon. Happy New Year's. I took your advice. I'm 100% P&T NOW. IM 70 % FOR PTSD. I FILED INSOMNIA SECONDARY TO MY CRONIC TINNITUS. THEY GRANTED ME 100% FOR PTSD AND GRANTED ME SMC-S ALSO.

[@skbid1]

Sounds great but I got turned down by the F'n VA on every claim and I deal with this crap every minute of every day. Had a hearing test and apparently that didn't matter a bit.

[@tituslowman5957]

Mine was mos related, turbine engines. I will say they did a “test”. They used a tuning fork, for what it worth. I got bilateral 10%.

[@Nevets1970]

I have tinnitus as well as hearing loss. I claimed Both, having records of my hearing decrease each year. After the hearing test for the VA, the tech Asked me, “are your ears ringing right now?” I of course said Yes. That was the end of my test. I Didn’t get a rating for hearing loss but I Did get for tinnitus only 10%.

[@rocketchicago]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@semlohde1]

This is B S. I had to present an exam. And only 10%. The VA is not going to do this. It's like my CPAP, or Aortic aneurysm they decline.

[@Marine2111usmc]

Im 100% p&t For PTSD but 10% for Tinnitus lol. Just got 30% for the Toxic burn pit bs. And 20% for my leg. And just found out me L4 and L5 disk is fed in my back lol.

[@handbananaistherapist642]

C-130s C-141s and C-5s . . . . Some times my tinnitus sounds like a room full of old phone modems !!!!

[@chellefin]

Same!

[@Monkeybizness707]

Hahaha...former KC-130 mechanic here...definitely feel you on it...constant buzz...

[@thomasdrouin8816]

OMG! I could never describe how it feels. It's exactly like phone modems. It takes me forever to get to sleep and it wakes me up. I have a waterfall in my back yard, it masks my tinnitus temporarily. I'm so glad to see this! I thought I was alone

[@Monkeybizness707]

@thomasdrouin8816 for me it's just a constant tone that sometimes gets a little more intense but is always in the background...doesnt squeal or squelching like the old phone modems...Like the waterfall idea though...might help me get some peace...although at a bit of a price in labor and materials

[@imaantagonist6322]

This is a little misleading. Yes there is no test but there is an exam. During the exam the doctor will ask question like, have you ever used a power tool, law mower, been to a music concert, fired weapons, all outside of your time in the military. If you answer these or other questions wrong they may not diagnose you with tinnitus. They are going to want exact times when you first noticed the ringing and what kind of sound do you hear. Don't say one thing the change it later. In short, take the "no proof" thing with a grain of salt and be careful when you're being questioned.

[@l.a.dotsonjr.7380]

Simply dont mention anything outside of your military time

[@imaantagonist6322]

@@l.a.dotsonjr.7380 They ask about time outside of military and off duty while in. Honestly, if you say you've never used an electric tool, been to a concert, or many of the other things they ask, they will no you're lying.

[@theroadless]

I really dislike these videos. I don't think they should be openly shared with the public, as they don’t reflect well on veterans and might actually be counterproductive. In fact, they could be harmful to us because, being so publicly available, they may lead to taking away our benefits or giving reason to investigate further.

[@tomcruse5731]

You should watch going in telling them your mental because of this, they will start talking about taking away your guns.

[@UncleCrenshaw]

Woooooow.....i found out that I have vertigo just from watching this video. I didn't know what my problem was and I definitely didn't think that it had to do with my tinnitus. Thank you so much for this!

[@lordkreigs1978]

Holy crap! I had never heard of Ménière’s disease until I just watched this video, and I have it on a daily basis. It’s been pointed out to me by several people, and I just wrote it off as vertigo and arthritis in my hips and knees, and didn’t realize it was coming from the way you described it. I’m going to have to make an appointment with my doctor and get this diagnosed ASAP. THANK YOU!!!

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Wow, right video, right time!! And to have that on a daily basis must feel awful, I hope they can do something for that

[@lordkreigs1978]

@@vaclaimsacademy Yes, it does suck and it does affect my quality of life A LOT. I want to thank you for your videos, they are very informative, but even as important as that is to me, they are short and sweet and don’t drone on and on and on. With my PTSD and TBI, I lose focus quickly, but I also snap to frustration and even anger and sometimes yell at some videos from others “in the name of God get on with it and get to the point!” I never have to do that with your videos and I thank you for it. With information gained from your videos, I recently received 10% for vertigo and 50% for migraines added to my previous tinnitus. I am now at 60%.

[@larrygreen492]

Same. I'm calling my primary.

[@danielvelez6150]

Certainly wish you the best. Get treated by all means. Please realize that vertigo and Ménière's disease will impact your ability to drive and may lead to restrictions. Put your health first, and also ensure safety. Good luck.

[@davefletch3063]

@@danielvelez6150 thats also good to know. The VA rating systems feels like walking a mine field

[@lloydcarpenter5299]

Not true in many ways. It's also a shameful slap in the face of actual disabled veterans that this guy is trying to teach people how to game the system. Here's the facts: tinnitus maxes at 10%. Moreover, secondary conditions such as hearing loss are often only 0% , even if hearing loss is more than moderate. Also, tinnitus is rarely approved as a claim at any time after discharge. If you didn't tell them when you got out, you didn't have tinnitus.

[@demenACE]

10 percent is the maximum payment they will give. At least that is what I was told. I was in tanks. Loud noise even with ear plugs.

[@bluray4687]

My tinnitus has been denied 2 times now. My job in the Navy has a presumptive rating for tinnitus but they won't give it to me. Ive had 2 hearing exams and they state that I have tinnitus but that my hearing loss isn't great enough. The case has been sent to the board for a ruling. My lawyer says it will take 2-3 years before I hear anything.

[@drewphy2391]

I just got diagnosed for this and the nurse did a new hearing test that has a camera and sensor that goes into your ear to look at you ear drum when they play noises. Soon as she finished that part of four tests she "YEA YOU HAVE TINNITIS" the test can see it. Got hearing aids also to help quiet the ringing a bit, it does help a bit.

[@sable7114]

Drew, she must have been testing for something else because tinnitus is subjective. There is no way anyone else can hear it unless it is a different type of tinnitus which would not be associated with acoustic trauma or anything of that nature it would be more of a medical condition that could be corrected and be gone. Keep in mind that impacted ear wax can also cause tinnitus.

[@franklee2683]

Actually...the nurse opinion is not going to hold any water. DOCTORS will never say what she said. But that's OK. Your STRONG personal statement along with the MOS job you did is enough to get you the 10 pct. Then,IF you have seconadaries...well,get diagnosed for them. Do an " intent to file" now. It looks like claiming tinnitus as a stand alone condition is going to go the way of the dodo bird ( bye bye....)

[@RirtyDascal]

6:27 peh·ruhk·siz·muhl! Cool word

[@GeorgeSmith-zy2vw]

How do you prove Miniere's Disease?

[@michellejones8144]

Only got 10%, it’s the worst issue I’m having in my right ear, it’s literally pulsing like a heartbeat day and night. I am tired.

[@michellejones8144]

@ really?!?!? Yes, I will! Thanks a million.

[@loganweber03]

It's pronounced Tinn-I-Dos, not Tinn-a-Dis

[@ssconquest]

Got my tinnitus rating of 10% approved, no increase in compensation, but more importantly, i can finally get my insomnia claim connected.

[@PhilipMartinezz]

Go for insomnia, they rated me at 30% but they only show me 20% for my compensation. I just got this a few days ago. What you want to speak about is that less than 4 hours of sleeping wake me up in the middle of the night. Mood swings throughout the day, it affects your work because you're tired all day. You have difficulty falling asleep because you hear the constant ringing take it far back as basic training for a lack of sleep, but now tinnitus is just making it worse. Talk about how your tired to interact with other people after work, that it affects your social life just like work

[@ssconquest]

@realbada55 Yes, I filed for it once my tinnitus was approved service connected at 10%. I filed insomnia secondary linked to not only my tinnitus but also my service connected knee injuries that send sharp pain and tingling down both legs and throbing knees. Lucky to get 2-3 hours sleep and have to get up and walk at least once per night to stop leg pain to try to get back to sleep.

[@PhilipMartinezz]

@@ssconquest I will have to challenge for the 30% since they only gave me 20% compensation. I guess I will have to shoot for 50% to get over 30% compensation. I'm now at 60% but i still have to put in for one more new claim and fight for hearing loss again. I hope you really get the 50%+ for insomnia. Get all that you can.

[@WillHelpsVets]

Insomnia is now very hard to get. Good luck going it alone.

[@PhilipMartinezz]

@@WillHelpsVets its easy to get as secondary to tinnitus. I just got it for 30% but they only gave me 20% for compensation. It was an video call with a Dr. have to stress on how it affects your social and work life. To tired to go hang out with friends, always tired at work and affects it. That's what I said. I will have to fight for that extra 10% and put in other claims. I'm at 60% now. Hearing loss is the hard one. I have 40db loss in one ear and they didnt even rate the other because i forgot to put in for the right one. So until i do that i got 0% , also the words repeat back i will have to miss some one that one next time.

[@SaluteDon]

this video is true! i was rated at 10% for tinnitus. 100% now. tinnitus can be connected to a lot of other disabilities

[@vaclaimsacademy]

🫡 Woop! Way to get after it Don

[@ddfeliz4868]

I can't believe I just saw this, served for over four years on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) from 1989 to 1994, including deployments during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While working on the flight deck, I worked 56,000 mission sorties on the LSO platform as well as the flight deck, facing extreme noise exposure and sustaining multiple falls. Over the years, I’ve developed severe knee pain and resulting injury, difficulty walking, and chronic pain also ringing in my ears and focusing problems, among other health issues. Additionally, I struggled with alcohol abuse for many years but am now sober. As my symptoms have worsened, I believe it’s time to seek support through a disability claim, and I would appreciate guidance on how to proceed.

[@FlyingCircusAct]

Yeah right

[@dbeekman9738]

Go to your local VFW or American Legion and set up a meeting with a representative to help you get started. In the mean time request your service records (form SF-180) , dd-214 if you don't already have it in your possession, and your medical records, including request to any and all medical hospitals if you have been hospitalized while serving. All those are on the SF-180 but you need to name each hospital where you were hospitalized as those records are separate from your personal medical records/.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

Get the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) to help you file a claim. It will cost you $100 which is a lifetime membership in the DAV. You can find your nearest chapter by doing a Google search.

[@dirtypvtryan]

I was denied tinnitus and I was in artillery. Also the tinnitus rules changed in 2025.

[@georgetarbutton2141]

I have hearing loss and tinnitus since the 1980's. Aircraft carrier. Jet mechanic. Trouble shooter. Yea , definitely have hearing lose.

[@pat1475]

CV62 here. Final checker got my 10% tinnitus and working on my secondaries now.

[@davidhittenberger1651]

File for bi-lateral hearing loss!!

[@Alvy.07]

I haven’t seen much of any information regarding ratings for Ménière’s disease out there until I stumbled upon this video. I got diagnosed with it during my last couple years in the navy. I do get vertigo attacks, get off balance, experience dizziness attacks, and strangely enough my tinnitus I’ve dealt with for years dramatically got worse in one ear and my hearing dramatically reduced in the same ear. Currently waiting to see my final disposition of my VA claim. Thank you for sharing this info

[@rafdecc]

I am an Air Force veteran 79 years old when I first got out in 74 I believe they did not declined me and I just let it go my 10:30 is getting worse each day I guess however a year ago or so my local outpatient clinic advised me to search it at the it took me over a year just to contact one person at the VA because one female representative would never return my phone calls I finally contact another person and he's meeting with me on the 24th to give me a response. What should I be looking for and I don't understand your links please advise ASAP seems as though I got to spend $2,000 I can't correct this I'm using the voice command and it's not working properly but I need an answer I'm meeting on the 24th with this representative and in my opinion I should be able to get retroactive from 1974 please advise

[@scottvanessendelft408]

Thank You! I have been having Migraines since I seperated(35 years ago) and have 10% Tinnitus rating... I guess I should head back to the VA! I am Not Gold Digging! But Dang... Migraines Suck!

[@sable7114]

You are a very good speaker who explains all of this very well but I'm really surprised that traumatic brain injury would not be connected to tinnitus as well. Also when people write or are given a sample letter to support claim for anything, please ask them to change it to suit their needs and not to just take all words verbatim so that when someone is reading these letters you don't really have to read them because they all say the exact same thing and we know that each person is not the same and doing the exact same things at night to sleep or whatever. It is so obviously not their words. Also that's need to hurry up because the VA is being kind and awarding anything for tinnitus as there are so many other causes such as medications, too much caffeine, too much salt in the diet, etc. And these things the VA does not look into further but who knows what the changes will be soon. We have been told that you have to report tinnitus within a certain time period post separation for it to be considered so any of you who are still active, hurry up!

[@Iexpedite1]

I’m always nervous about messing with my rating. I’m at a total of 90% for my knees, back, and tinnitus. I see re-exams as an opportunity to lose what I have. I’m in my early 50s now and feel like I am better off not saying anything to increase my rating for fear of decreasing it instead.

[@swampeastmissouri]

I have tinnitus in my current VA medical records. I have no service connected disability rating. An also being treated for vertigo, migraines, and anxiety. I was discharged from active duty 40 years ago. My MOS was Jet Mechanic. Is it too late for me to establish the service connection?

[@PedroGonzalez-l3m]

I was infantry paratrooper and lost hearing on my right ear causing the removal of the ear drum and now I had a hearing test last year at the VA for my left ear and was told that I lost 75 percent hearing I been using hearing aids for both ears and waking up with ringing and headaches

[@LATechBowling]

I was denied twice for migraines. The higher level review was done by nurse practitioner and never contacted me as was requested. So after a little over a year of waiting I get denied. They said not service connected. I asked my VA doctor if he could write a letter and he said was a conflict of interest and couldn't do it.

[@Arkansas_MadeMan]

Man I'm afraid that if I list vertigo then it will make me unemployable because I drive trucks for a living. I will probably use insomnia.

[@chrisgotvibes]

Thank you brother

[@9az56t82]

That put me over the top, Meniere's disease. Everything you said about is what I'm experiencing. Thanks for the information.

[@RoughNecks-t2w]

Okay, I get a big question for you. You have reached 100% permanent and total. Now what? Ever since i've reached the milestone, the VA seems to care a lot less. I haven't seen a therapist in over three years. None of my pain management is in the works anymore. They seem to just push you under the rug.Once you reach this level. I don't even know what i'm rated on anymore. I have a terrible memory.

[@thenakedtruth0205]

I'M SC FOR TINNITUS AT THE MAX 10%. Yet, it destroyed my life as it distorts words and cannot carry on a conversation with background noise. They always find my TINNITUS FREQUENCY in these audio tests. I never hear the tone until it gets louder than the TINNITUS RINGTONE. Further, I was 30% hearing loss only to have 20% removed by a test, a whooping hearing test that was multi frequency. That should be illegal. That proves nothing because it does not allow for what I cannot hear, only what I can hear over multiple freq's. david P.S.A. I worked with Jet Engines launching and recovery of patrol bombers, P-3 Orion and the SP-2V Neptune with two reciprocating engines and two ram jets, jet powered air starters for the P-3. P.S.B. My inability to hear and carry on in-depth conversation like sitting with people led to me being a recluse outside of the home. Finally, I was divorced in 1983 and never remarried because: I CANNOT UNDERSTAND FEMALE COMMUNICATION AS IT IS TOO SOFT. Therefore, clubbing and dances were off the menu. Dinner dates were filled with what did you say? Say that again? I didn't get all that. Could you repeat that? With the answer generally, "it wasn't important." P.S.C. I now have A.D.D. that was recently diagnosed. P.S.D. Good grief! I bounce off the walls going to the bathroom. I have problems walking in a straight line. I learned to compensate by walking with my legs wider apart and it helps but only a degree. And yes, sometimes I can lay in bed and the room spins. Only a few times in my life do I remember having the spinning going on when sitting up. I don't remember it ever when walking. P.S.E. You said you can help? Really? No one else has been able to break through for me to include lawyers. I gave up. Why? When you win something they figure a way to take it back. I have been unemployed since 1999. I lost my profession, Truck Driving Interstate to Affirmative action and better tax credits than paid than paid for veterans tax credits so I was told by an honest (I supposed) prospective employer. I started driving taxis and hotshot and delivery driver after that and did that for years and years. I have fought depression and had extreme anxiety for years but by the help of Elohim, I got over the anxiety attacks and panic attacks and am drug free, completely these last 6+ months. david.

[@dougglasscock6658]

God bless you brother !!

[@MrKeonGrayson]

Should we file each one separately?

[@kanaancross317]

I will have to look at adding migraines to mine. I get them at least once to twice a week on bad weeks, they tend to get the worst when I agitate my shoulder injury but they always occur when my tinnitus is acting up way more

[@jrfoleyjr]

QUIT teasing about the 100%

[@23ukcat]

I have tinnitus and the VA denied my claim. They said the hearing loss was due to the weapons I fired and also being on the flight line and they still denied me. 😡

[@whatsyourexcuse927]

The VA denied my tinnitus claim 10 years ago and even denied my appeal. They denied every single claim I submitted because the National Archive burnt down and my records essentially don't exist. 8 years and nothing to show for it except the VA home loan assistance program.

[@eggygaud7310]

I’m rated at 10% 12B MOS Demo/Noise. . I have told my VA It is getting Progressively Worse..But Nothing.. They just give me a hearing test and ask me if I want hearing Aids…I Have Hearing Loss and Occasional Dizziness.

[@harrisdail9939]

yes it is the case it does show if you have it or not. so you are putting out disinformation do your homeowner young pup. and yes it has to be documented in your medical records no matter your MOS

[@dallasjeremy1818]

Not only do I have vertigo but my tinnitus is so loud I’m losing sleep. I toss and turn constantly! I’ve actually been documenting every time I get up from this issue. May want to rethink my 40% disability as it’s only getting worse.

[@handimanjay6642]

I am compensated for it but not my hearing loss. I have 40% in left and 60% in right but because I could hear and repeat whispered multiple syllable words in fancy headphones in a sound proof booth, “You have old man hearing.”

[@quinnsales9422]

I just got a hearing aid for my tinnitus and want to start my claim. But I'm wondering on my claim do I go for the tinnitus r ating alone first or do I put down. That it is casing me headaches and vertigoi. I already have insomnia, and I have insomnia and I have depression and anxiety rated at 70 along with other things all rated service connected to 80%

[@bigfil75]

Thanks, brother.

[@vaclaimsacademy]

You got it Fil

[@tray8411]

I worked very closely to jet aircraft in the fire dept in the mil..Hearing aids are between 3 and 5 thousand dollars

[@sparkyjim5790]

i was a jet mechanic on f-4's in the 70's. mentioned all of these symptoms to the v.a. several times just to be ignored and told no service rating. headaches, tinnitus, vertigo. so where do i start? with a private dr. i assume because the v.a. denies EVERYTHING/ANYTHING, unless it's something they absolutely cannot deny like walking in the door carrying a severed limb.

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Sparky I would begin by opening and intent to file and then: 1: Getting updated treatment on whatever conditions you intend to claim 2. Sourcing a Nexus letter for each condition you intend to claim 3. Write a brief personal statement for each condition you are claiming. Then you’re good to file

[@Gary-np1fx]

Looking on pubmed at the diagnostic criteria for Meniere's disease, it is considerably more complicated than what this video makes it to be. For example the symptom vertiigo is defined as an attack that lasts between 20 minutes and 12 hours. That's a huge difference then a simple dizzy spell or stumble, which I have along with tinnitus and severe headaches. But I doubt that a ear, nose and throat doctor will diagnose me with Meniere's disease. My MOS was a helicopter mechanic. I constantly worked around running aircraft for 16 years.

[@Alvy.07]

It’s usually the effects that come AFTER the vertigo and dizziness attacks that last 20+ minutes to hours. You could come down from the attacks but there could still be lasting, less severe, symptoms of it lingering for awhile. That’s probably what it’s alluding to. That kind of how it happens with me.

[@dannoneyabiz1277]

unfortunately if you have applied for retirement until that is complete you cannot apply for a va disability. hoping I can apply soon

[@jaredfoust9210]

I've been doing my research on Meniere's disease. I'm reading it cannot be secondary to Tinnitus. Rather tinnitus and vertigo are symptoms. Meaning it must be secondary to service or another rating (like migraines).

[@ralphchamp7533]

I've been diagnosed with symptoms of Meniere's. I'm service connected for hearing loss and tinnitus. I have been fighting the VA for over 6 years and it still hasn't been approved.

[@ChristopherPuff]

My ears ring, I get screaming headaches and panic attacks, over and over. A bunch of randoms appointments, solving nothing. 5 different doctors all have different diagnosis and med choices. Finally Takes 6 months for a neuro appointment, I finally get meds that help, and three months later the VA takes them away, because they are addictive. That’s what the VA does for you.

[@andrewbooze4201]

Thank you for sharing this information, I am in the process of applying for a Tinnitus claim soon, am a combat veteran during the Vietnam war. I am already in the compensation program I would like to ask for your support.

[@johntuttle2487]

I was denied two years ago because I could not prove the tinnitus began during my two year stint in the Army. Is there anything I could do to have this overturned?

[@Daddyisback501]

Predatory lawyers are great. Don't pay for anything until you talk with your local VSO organizations. It's free !!!!

[@Visaliaipa]

Luckily I had a hearing test before I got out and when compared to the MEPS hearing test it showed a significant loss.

[@CharlesImlay]

I filed for secondary claims to tinnitus and told my primary care doctor i needed a Nexus letter with connections to tinnitus for migraines, hypertension, sleep apnea with CPAP prescription, heart attack condition linked to sleep apnea and COPD. The primary care doctor was in agreement until the day the filings were submitted. I was told the primary care doctor was told she could not submit a Nexus letter for the secondary connections. So in the end the secondaries were denied. Now i have hired lawyers refiling secondaries with Nexus letters and C&P exams on Appeal. I hope this will get me to the 100% as the heart condition is considered 100% and is on my medical records and can be connected to my sleep apnea.

[@Lucifer2066]

I served on a US Navy ship as a machinist mate. I worked in the engine room and lost over 80% of my hearing. The VA only wants to call my hearing loss "Tinitus" so they can get off cheap and only pay for the constant ringing in my ears. What about the fact that I am a musician and my hearing is very important to me? They only want to give me 10% DR for this. They refuse to fill out a DBQ or write a nexus letter. I have migraines, loss of balance, visual imparment, depression, and many other secondary conditions. But it doesn't matter. They say they don't have a copy of my service records so they can't provide the requested information. I HAVE an official CD rom copy of my service records, but they refuse to look at it. They also say they have never done a DBQ or Nexus letter before so they don't know how. I have already won my case for PTSD, COPD, and migraine headaches, but you simply cannot link them together like you claim. So my question is, why are you spreading these falsehoods?

[@GuyRogers-ke3ls]

@@Lucifer2066 I was a BT, and have same problem they denied my hearing loss but gave me hearing aids

[@Lucifer2066]

@@GuyRogers-ke3ls Same here. If I don't have hearing loss, why the hearing aids?

[@GuyRogers-ke3ls]

@@Lucifer2066 exactly, they always treat the symptoms never the actual problems

[@TheSuperfuzzed]

I've had 2 head injuries and now have severe tinnitus..got denied twice😢

[@marcstrusa]

I've had vertigo. It's awful. And it can be debilitating. You feel like you are floatingin the air and spinning rapidly in three dimensions while falling. You can fall over. Puke. You can become terrified as if you are falling rapidly. It's similar to ou5 of body experiences mixed with a bad trip.

[@vancejochim8537]

I had a VA tinnitus test a few years ago for my ears being damaged in Vietnam when qualifying on fully auto M16 and was denied.

[@HucklberyTaz]

This great information i cannot lie but proof is in the pudding ... USMC 3531; Been fighting since 1997, diagnosed with tinnitus, migraine, memory/hearing loss, 2 back surgeries, chronic pain and depression only rating 80% because was no link made to service time. (In other words was not a complaint while in service) Seems to be no way around that.

[@hlsjr34]

My name is Harold Simpson I was a Combat Engineer in the US Army Paratrooper would like more help with my claim

[@Jp12-h1y]

I just found out that i have meniers disease because of my severe tinnitus and chronic migraines plus I’ve been getting treated for anxiety and depression for awhile but right now I have no rating but my tinnitus and migraines are getting appealed

[@USMC6976]

I have a 10% Tinnitus rating. This is the first I found out about vertigo being connected to it. How do I go about asking the VA to review and upgrade my rating ?

[@Atlas2040]

Can a vet have more than one claim in at a time that have been entered separately?

[@thepharaoh3370]

Just got 70% for mental health. Worked flightline so I’ll be doing tinnitus now to try to get 100%

[@deborahmacneill9580]

I was diagnosed with miners disease while in the service. Filed claim when I got out and all they gave me was 10 for tinnitus

[@maze9323]

I've had 10% tinnitus since the day I got out in 1992. I've tried getting a rating for migranes, sleep apnea, insomnia, anxiety and depression. Denied for everything. I realize now i filed them wrong. I filed as individual disabilities, not secondary to tinnitus. My tinnitus has actually gotten worse and its making everything i was denied for worse too. Ill be refiling everything again, this time as secondary to tinnitus.

[@David-cv3bp]

I did the same as you and denied. I then went back as secondary nd hve been denied going on 3 yrs now appeal pending.

[@jamescarley4207]

same here did 20 years navy aviation and carrier decks been having ringing in my ears since 88 but guess what denied. C&P lady basically said there is no test was gonna go thru all my audiograms and poof denied as usual. getting tinnitus is getting to be total bs. i got the proof i hear it all day and night yet VA says nothing wrong with my hearing.. go figure!!

[@Independentthinker-d5q]

Your chances of getting Sleep apnea secondary to tinnitus is extremely slim . Sleep apnea is one of the hardest secondary conditions to get .

[@JonathanLee-Paralegal]

@@David-cv3bp because it is not caused by any of these issues. There is no nexus.

[@JonathanLee-Paralegal]

@@Independentthinker-d5q again there is no nexus between the two, so yeah .. no.

[@MikeTorres-n5u]

If I've always had 10% for tinnitus and have been diagnosed w/generalized anxiety disorder, can this be claimed as secondary to tinnitus? What possible rating can this be?

[@Northlanderm]

I'm 100% all ready before I had surgery regarding my middle ear. I had brain fluid going into my middle ear for years. I couldn't hear good and still talk loudly. Had surgery they drained brain fluid from my skull via my spine. They lifted my brain. Had to rebuild the bone. They installed a titanium plate right above my ear. My balance sucks sometimes. Like I said I'm all ready at 100%.

[@jerryharlowe9209]

I got out of the Air Force in July 1970 after two years in VN / / / When I went for a Tinnitus exam I was asked by the examiner when the buzzing started /// I had no idea, as it seems as though that it had always been there, so I just said "1973?" / / / Well, the VA turned me down because they stated that tinnitus had a SUDDEN ONSET and if my tinnitus onset was not 1970 or before, then my tinnitus was not service connected. /// I worked on diesel-electric generators all my service as well as my last year on the flight line with a barrier aircraft arresting system. I suspect the fellows had no idea about the noise level I worked with . . . and the American Legion refused to assist me with filing another claim. I have also suffered from on-again, off-again vertigo. Sucks . . .