Hey all
i recently put in a claim to reopen a prior decision on bilateral hearing loss and one with dizzines. VA tested but C&P doc only looked at first enlistment. said hearing loss is there but not service connected and did not give a percentage of what that hearing loss is.
The hospital itself has ordered me to take a new hearing test but that is not until december 2018
VA deferred claim on dizziness and order new c&p and hearing test the hearing test is on the 13th of November 2018 and C&P is on the14th at QTC facilities.
The question I have is should I bring my copies of military STR's concerning hearing test.
Original claim was denied
had this finding
[X] Sensorineural hearing loss (in the frequency range of 500-4000 Hz)*
ICD code: 389.11
and this write up
3. Etiology
If present, is the Veteran's hearing loss at least as likely as not (50% probability or greater) caused by or a result of an event in military service?
[ ] Yes
[X] No
[ ]
Rationale (Provide rationale for either a yes or no answer):
1.RME dated XX/XX/XX (at induction) documents hearing within normal limits bilaterally.
2.RME dated XX/XX/XX (at separation) documents hearing within normal limits bilaterally.
3. Comparison of induction and separation exams indicate no significant change in hearing sensitivity and documentation of an
OSHA-defined STS during military service CANNOT be established from this audiometric data.
4. The documentation of hearing within normal limits at induction, documentation of hearing within normal limits at separation, and
the lack of documentation of an OSHA-defined STS during military service indicate that it is NOT at least as likely as not (50/50 probability) that veteran's current hearing loss is related to his military service
Items 1 and 2 only refer to my first enlistment and what she called my "separation is actually marked as a re-enlistment physical.
Item 3 there is an OSHA STS in the records she did not look at.
The award letter used the same language denying my claim to (at least) service connection but probably 0%.
The decision letter on reopening the claim should arrive by Monday the 12th and I plan on filing an appeal/nod on their denial of service connection based on them not looking at all the files and tests.
AS it pertains to this newest C& P and hearing test, I want to make sure that this time they look at all the records to demonstrate that the hearing loss occurred in service particularly if they suspect Meniures (sp?) disease is causing my vertigo and dizziness.
So will bringing my hearing test records and the first C&P to the tests at QTC help or hurt me?
Thanks
