VA Claims for Hearing Loss & Tinnitus

0:00 Introduction
01:17 What is tinnitus and how is it diagnosed?
02:44 How is hearing loss diagnosed?
4:48 Service connection for tinnitus or hearing loss
6:26 C&P Exams for hearing loss and tinnitus
8:53 How to challenge an unfavorable VA medical opinion
9:49 Evidence for VA hearing loss and tinnitus claims
12:27 Evidence for VA hearing loss and tinnitus appeals
14:06 Viewer question: What if several years have passed since service?
16:20 Secondary service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus
17:25 How VA rates tinnitus
18:09 How VA rates hearing loss
19:45 Highest rating you can get for hearing loss
20:01 Beyond 100% for hearing loss: Special Monthly Compensation
21:31 VA Unemployability for hearing loss (Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability, or TDIU)
22:53 Evidence for a VA increased rating claim for hearing loss
24:01 Common VA mistakes and things to remember in your hearing loss or tinnitus claims

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