The higher the rating, the more compensation veterans receive. For example, if a veteran has hearing loss due to exposure to loud noises during service, the VA may assign them a 20% disability rating.

Navigating the VA disability ... caps at a 10% rating, it often combines with other service-connected disabilities to elevate overall compensation. Meanwhile, hearing loss ratings range up to ...

Tinnitus, or ringing in the ear, is the leading disability in the United ... co-morbidities associated with hearing loss." Veterans can visit their local VA center to have their hearing evaluated ...

The disability ... year developed a hearing test calculator to automate the steps for determining compensation owed for varying degrees of hearing loss. Mike Walcoff, VA's acting undersecretary ...