Thank you very much for your time and posting. I have the 10% for Tinnitus, but never knew there were secondary. It's interesting, nobody at VA would ever tell you/me. Sleeping is a problem for me because of the noise, but just can't prove it. Thank you again.
Some counties have a Veteran Assistance Commission. The VSOs (Veteran Service Officers) will help you with your claim. They will make the necessary recommendations you can take. Be sure to take your DD214 to get started.
I entered service in 1970 and retired in 1992. In 1975 I had a surgical procedure called a "stapendectomy" for reduced hearing in my right ear. I awoke from surgery with a constant ringing in my right ear that is still there to this day. I didn't have much improvement in my hearing either. A few years ago while watching TV without warning I experienced a total loss of hearing that remains today. Well maybe I shouldn't say a total loss of hearing in my right ear, I can still hear the constant ringing in that ear just fine. Thanks for that surgical intervention.
you should file for increase in your disability and look at secondary conditions to tinnitus and/or hearing loss. At the very least you should be getting mental health secondary
Thanks for your informational video regarding VA claims for Tinnitus. Next week on th 16th I have an evaluation performed by a cilivian audiologist in Midland Texas. Your video has helped me prepare for that evaluation especially secondary conditions regarding depression & severe sleep problems problems. Thanks
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Thank you 🙏 so much. You gave me so much info in such a short period of time. I was lost, now I have a map I can follow to start and finish my claim. Again Thanks
I am an 82 year old vet. I wish I had known about this many years ago. Just over a week ago I was visiting with an old friend who is a Veteran who is 100% disabled according to VA and he told me about disability ratings. I was given a 10% rating years ago because of the time I spent on a flight deck. I started having a ringing in my ears over 60 years ago. I had no idea that some of the other challenges I have had over the years were considered for disability; like the fact the ringing in my ears sometimes drives me crazy. It is there 24 hours a day. It is depressing and annoying because there is nothing I can do about it. In the last few years periodically I see bright colorful auras and when this happens I have to stop what ever I am doing because I can't see anything. I told a VA doctor about this and he said it is called an ocular migraine. I am wondering now if it is connected to my tinnitus. Last May I suddenly could not see out of my left eye. VA saw me right away and diagnosed me with wet macular degeneration for which I am getting monthly injections but now my visual acuity is "counting fingers" in that eye. What to do now? Wondering why, when one goes to a VA medical facility they never bring up possible disability ratings for these conditions?
I wish I knew I could file for this many years ago. With the help of my Iraq vet son, I got 10% in my later 60's. With PTSD and other issues, he has become very familiar to VA quirks and nuance. Thanks this was helpful since I have problems like depression and sleep apnea for some time and it's documented with the VA, I think I will go ahead and file another claim.
The problem is people who have milked the system with false claims; this has made the system defend itself. Those mfr's screwed over those of us with legitimate claims, so now we have to jump through so many hoops to get what is owed.
Cameron. Yes as long as the # of Veterans increases the VA budget gets bigger so the big wigs get their yearly bonuses. So we are only a # to the VA instead of being a Veteran.
I was rated for tinnitus , but I told the doctor since the situation got worse about 2 years ago I started getting bad, migraines. It's daily . I feel like someone has a microphone near a speaker then I lose hearing for several seconds. I get headache's because of this .
@@docholiday1360 20 years as a 19K, I have severe tinnitus and only a 10% VA that is equal to $0 because I get retirement pay, I need a secondary diagnosis to up that 10
@@cptfluke File for Migraines, you have all the symptoms. Try to find a private doctor to help you or go thru the emergency room at your local hospital.
I served 4 years as a paratrooper at Ft.Bragg. Always around loud aircraft C130 and C141. But my tinnitus didn’t really start until I was stationed in Germany and I ran loud field generator’s for weeks at a time when deployed to field exercises. When I use ear plugs to go to sleep, the ringing is so loud I have to pull them out. It’s easier to listen to the traffic outside and turn on my ac. Sometimes a shower helps for a little but I can get stuck back into the ringing. It’s caused me a lot of aggravation
If you’re rated for a mental disability, I’ve been told by the ODVA you can’t be rated for another. I.e If you have PTSD, then insomnia, depression, & anxiety are not rated separately, but are lumped under PTSD. So trying to get any of those three as a secondary for tinnitus is a moot point if you have both tinnitus & PTSD.
I was just told they would not help me for my secondary condition for migraines. I’m already service connected and had other conditions too. But I assume there was not enough money in it for them. So good luck to any other Veteran who call them.
I fell 6 ft and landed on the top of my head , twisting my head and neck backwards service connected 1986 , I have issues 24/7 you name it . Only getting 10% so far. I haven't gotten very much help so far .
20 years on the flight line, had my hearing baseline adjusted because I couldn’t pass my annual hearing test, yet VA says my hearing loss isn’t service connected. I guess they figure since I can hear the ringing in my ears, my hearing must still be ok…😮
Another one showed that 90.8% of the patients in the study of tinnitus also had OSA. The study was showing how tinnitus affects one sleep. Also linking insomnia.
I was involved in a loud explosion on the flight line at an Air Force base on active duty in 1967. Flight surgeon warned me at the time regarding problems I would have in my retirement years. The VA will not recognize or help with my tinnitus hearing problem and US Senator from Texas will not help either!
There is no test for tinnitus...if you have the symptions you should file for it. The max precentage for tinnitus is 10% but there are secondaries that you can file.
The single worst thing about being a veteran who is trying to navigatt he VA system is that it is basically designed for you to fail. I have service connected Tinnitus. I also have service connected PTSD. I have chronic headaches, anxiety and depression. How does one go about pursuing this with the VA? I am always lost and overwhelmed when I have to do anything with these people.
. You need to find a Good VSO as no one in the VHS or VBA will help. It’s got to be someone from the outside that is certified by the VA to represent Veterans, re the required & ongoing training required to keep their certification, even attorney’s must do the same. Try DAV, American Legion, etc. VA Does have a listing of most organizations on VA.Gov .
My tinnitus has morphed into a loud constant ringing and I have fallen on three occasions and look for things that are solid to touch for balance , also extremely tired all the time, I have a 70% disability pts and tinnitus , I’ve had this since 69 Vietnam , I took disability about 15 years ago and I could live with meds and therapy but now I’m having a hard time getting through the day without sleeping it’s that debilitating, having a brain scan July 4 at 7 am
I just got the letter today explaining the most recent grant for 30% chronic ottis externa and 10% for tinnitus. I got lucky and had a C&P over the phone with someone from my regional office and was able to read what they said well before I got this letter. My VA primary care and the ENT at Tripler in Honolulu say I have mastoiditis and need a mastoidectomy but the disability they have written in my rating decision is chronic ottis externa. In the rating they gave me the highest available rating under "peripheral vestibular disorder" which is 30% and is for vertigo that makes me stumble/walk like I'm drunk. So one question is that if it is chronic ottis externa should I have not also gotten the 10% rating for it in addition to the 30% for the vestibular disorder that is directly caused by the ottis externa? Basically what I am saying is that I think I should have gotten 10% for tinnitus, 10% for chronic ottis externa, and 30% for peripheral vestibular disorder. I don't think this would be an example of pyramiding since the symptoms for chronic ottis externa are smelly discharge, full feeling of the ear, etc and the vestibular disorder is pretty serious dizziness and staggering walking. I could see if I were claiming some other condition that caused dizziness and it wasn't possible to figure out what caused what but this isn't that. Also, I didn't actually file for tinnitus because I had previously been denied for it in 2010. In the decision it says "You did not specifically claim recurrent tinnitus, but we inferred it on your behalf based on the evidence of record(38 CFR 3.151)". I don't have that rating decision from 2010 in front of me but the evidence cited in this decision references stuff from my period of active duty and from the VA less than a month after getting discharged. It seems to me that the previous denial for tinnitus was an obvious mistake since they just inferred it this time. Right after I first filed that claim and almost immediately filed an intent to file and began researching the next claim. I've had major depressive disorder since I went through the MEB/PEB process but just recently started getting treatment. There is ample evidence in my record to support this including having complained about sleep issues, being extremely tired, lack of motivation while active duty and going through phsyical rehab for my previously service connected knee injury. I gained a lot of weight, got really depressed, started having insomnia(which I've been diagnosed with 3-4 times over the years), went to substance abuse rehab through the VA, had spotty work history, etc. So I filed for MDD secondary to tinnitus the second I noticed the additional disability in my service connected disabilities. There are a ton of issues that I had from the MDD and that potentially includes sleep apena. My VA shrink told me to ask my VA primary care to put in a consult for a sleep study which he did today. Just like with the last claim I filed a new intent to file as soon as I submitted this pending MDD claim.
My tinnitus goes with my heart beat..I had nurse and doctors take my heart beat. I tell them to let me know when they start, then I start counting my heart beat thru my tinnitus and will tell them what my heart is befor they tell me.....
currently 10% tinnnitus. I met with my primary care at the VA because I had issues with my ears. not able to hear well. I had my ears drained. A few weeks later I started to notice that i had consent ringing, humming and cracking from both ears. With all of these issues i had trouble falling asleep and then waking up to use the restroom the noise kept me up. My doctor set me up with the audiologist. I met with the audiologist and took the hearing test. I was diagnosed to have my ears drain and an appointment with the audiologist. I met with the audiologist and it was determined that I had impaired hearing on both ears and a decrease in hearing. I was issued a sound box and hearing aids. I now have insomnia and met with my primary care about that. He prescribed sleeping medication 300mg. Because of all of these issues I want to submit a secondary claim for tinnitus for insomnia. Also, I currently have a zero percent for hearing loss and I want to submit an increase for hearing loss. Let me know how I can proceed with both claims. Thank you
Sat in the M60A1 4years, back in the 70s went from loader, driver and AI on table 8 filed for Tinnitus six years ago and was denied even though it’s in my medical record ( ringing in the ears) also lost hearing from the right ear. Filed an appeal last year and still waiting.
I had experienced with exploded battery mine and i worked on flight deck and hangar base sealed with noise heard of ringing and voices and sometime very annoying and distraction from concentration . But one of the most bothersome is that we had so many new invention that could better defense system hundred time the navy capacity with much less money but more paying to soldier
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr th-cam.com/video/ViTQ7N7iUQ0/w-d-xo.html
I made a mistake when I submitted my secondary claim for tinnitus. Migraines. I sent the Nexus statement for tinnitus and not the one for migraines. As soon as I realize I made the mistake I sent the correct Nexus now I’ve been waiting for over 3 months for a decision from a HLR
I have service connected tinnitus and since leaving the military I have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. My problem is finding a doctor that will do a nexus letter to link them together.
I have been denied for OSA secondary to SC tinnitus but VA sent me a CPAP. I did not register it with VA so I am said to be not compliant. Typical VA. Did get hearing aids though with 0 percent hearing loss. They are excellent.
If I have awarded tinnitus, but suffer from migraines and sleep apnea and insomnia, can I file secondary for ALL (migraines, sleep apnea and insomnia) second to confirmed awarded tinnitus? Or do I have to file one at a time? Or do they need to link up to each other? Thanks!
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I would love the answer to that question as well, 13B, 20 years, same issues. Just now restarting the process, I retired with only 30 percent, which means I get nothing extra. 10 percent tinnitus, 10 percent shoulder injury ( left), 10 percent spinal degeneration.
GREAT QUESTION that wasn't ever answered by someone competitive on the topic yet, unfortunately. Same situation, same exact order as you Tiffany. My attorney is going 1 by 1 to simplify with VA. So my answer will be "yes", Tiffany, but it'll likely delay your results as it'll make VA duty cumbersome, apart from having tons of questionable gaps, so I'll say, 1 at a time to simplify what already is a complicated situation for you and VA.
I have tried for years to get the VA to recognize my ringing. Best they will do for me is to give me 0% Mean while my regular insurance recognized the severity of my ringing diagnosed by my doctor and is paying for hearing aids. Sometimes VA sucks!
@@acoonrod There are many types of correction with hearing aids, depends on your case. Notch filtering is great for tonal variations, certain band amplification if you have partial hearing loss also helps with ringing in some patients. For me variable band or broad band masking works best. My ringing is of course triggered by loud noises nothing for that but to wear protection but the day to day ringing that really kills my productivity and studying is silence. In a quite environment my ringing is next level annoying/debilitating. Background noise types at VERY low amplification just above my noise floor helps my ears somehow by keeping my brain busy. Sounds weird but works well for me. Pink and Brown noise works for me depending on the ringing type and what I used last. I try to keep things changed up. I used to sleep with Ambiant background noise from a coffee shop playing. The low rumble/hum/buzz of 50 conversations at once really helps falling asleep. But everybody is different.
@@lookoutnow4996 I filed for insomnia secondary to tinnitus and 2 days later I was scheduled for a C&P exam which I just completed today. Now it's the waiting game.
I'm service-connected for tinnitus. I have insomnia caused by my tinnitus along with migraines. The VA also did a sleep study and issued me a CPAP machine. It seems I have most of the secondaries to tinnitus, but I get denied.
File a appeal if you haven't, I also got 10% for tinnitus. Then I put in a claim for anxiety secondary and got 30% for that. I have a claim in now for depression, get a good nexus letter and keep fighting, they want you to give up.
I just got service connection for migraines secondary to tinnitus and now I am working on insomnia secondary to tinnitus, you have to do the work and connect the dots. Go to the ER and tell them you have migraines related to your service connected tinnitus, leave messages for your primary care doctor about how your migraines are caused by your tinnitus when you were in service. You have to be dignosed with migraines first. Check out my channel #wallstreetthenewhustle on TH-cam for other va videos
@@otisdriftwood8469 If a person got 10% for tinnitus but also have migraines and anxiety should they be filed at the same time or file one and wait for the decision before filing for the other one ? thank you .
I suffer from all of the above due to TBI. But can sleep apnea be a secondary condition to TBI? Please share a conversation about this, if you can. Thank you so much for all the info you share with us.
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr th-cam.com/video/ViTQ7N7iUQ0/w-d-xo.html
Can you please explain trigger a duty to assist from the VA to set up a C&P exam? For sleep apnea? Does this differ from am actual claim? Are you saying I can get a C&P exam in place of a nexus?
The "Biggie" is I May Have PTSD. .from an event that happned aboard an Aircraft Carrier in 1964.. But VA Wants a Diagnosis in writing by a PCHycatrist..The Doctor wants me to be a Patient as often as he needs to see me...I have in My Medical Records What happoned and I have no Possession of the Ships medical Records..now what?
You can go to any Specialist that deals with your problem...I did and if you have Medicare or another Medical Plan which would pay for The Exams, The Doctor, etc VA will accept it I also Cigna supplement to cover what Medicare won't pay or cigna also small amount VA will Take that diagnosis
@@rickbeekman.9130 I have the sleep disorder diagnosed no problem there but getting a nexus tying it in with a secondary to tinnitus is where I'm at. What how do I do this? How do I get doctor to connect the two or to at least make a medical opinion about it to submit claim? Will they do it?
I got denied migraines secondary to tinnitus. I am bedridden for 2 to 3 days a month with nausea and vomiting. The rest of the month I have almost daily headaches. My C&P examiner said it was more likely than not caused by my diet or sleep, less likely than not by my tinnitus. The migraines didn't start to be bad until my tinnitus got real bad. I'm fighting the VA now. I have the diagnosis and a good ISO.
That makes no sense because if you have sleep issues due to your tinnitus then your tinnitus is causing you to not get any sleep therefore causing you to have headaches.
Next you're having bad bad migraine, out thru any emergency room and let them diagnosis you and meds. That would be your Nexus(independent doctor diagnosis) it work for me. Good 👍
@@alanhobbs4498 Yes, they gave me meds and a CT scan of my head. The neurologist I'm seeing at the VA said there is no link between tinnitus and migraines, which is the same thing my C&P examiner said. I also lost my job because of attendance issues. Before the migraines, I had over 2 years without calling in sick to work.
1st Gulf war veteran, all ready rated for Tinnitus, I have headaches server times a month, dizziness, and vertigo episodes 2 or 3 times over the last year or two. Do I need diagnosis or can these be presumptive?
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr th-cam.com/video/ViTQ7N7iUQ0/w-d-xo.html
Hi guys, I am VERY late in seeing this lol (story of my life) I do have SC tinitis. Ihave been getting extremely bad headaches for years (retired army in 09) but never bothered looking into it cause i figured i could just get by. As i get older, they are more frequent. Is it possible to h ave my va provider do a diagnosis for this do ya think? i also have have sleep apnea .I never thoiught about what was causing these untill recently, and the tinnitus really makes sense why i need to have NOISE in the room to drown out the ringing. Thank you for the video :)
Some MOS fields, specially if hearing plugs and/or Hearing Muffs where fitted and issued to you because of your job description and if you have the 60Hertz Hearing Humm as I call it; that dreaded steady ringing in your ears, then you should file a claim right away: Jobs like Artillery, Flight Line, are likely to win it. I believe it's almost a presumptive for those jobs. I worked on a carrier flight line and Ships Pump & Machinery Rooms. I learned to live with that noise in my head. My claim was approved and it went through without a Tinitus diagnostic before C&P exam. It was diagnosed there at the C&P exam itself. Things may have changed since then. I would suggest you file a claim.
had my C&P today the DOCTOR was looking at my medical record as she was asking me questions had no ideal what was in my file. Did'nt have my the info I faxed to VES. CC&K hAs my case
I have service connected Tinnitus with insomnia. The V.A. RO gave only 10% for Tinnitus but nothing for insomnia because the "insomnia is a symptom of underlying disability, insomnia will be rated as a symptom of that condition".
@@NOCallerID00 I spoke to a lawyer and he said that the RO made an error. Insomnia is under a different category of medical code. The Tinnitus causes the Insomnia. It is not a symptom of Tinnitus. He filed a Higher Level Review for my case.
I worked on a Spruance class destroyer for 3 1/2 years, in the engineroom. I have tinnitus and I have all of those conditions. Why isn't my vso and doctors helping me??
I recently filed for hearing loss and tinnitus twice once in 2019 and again this year got denied both times. They said I have hearing loss but not severe enough and that my tinnitus was most likely caused post service, my vso says there is nothing more he can do. In the beginning of this video she said tinnitus is not life threatening but she is WRONG!
I got denied at least 3 times. Four if you count when during my C&P the examiner's notes reflect that I have service connected tinnitus. I went to an ENT and got a report/letter that said that I complained about it for years. Went back to a C & P and the new examiner's answer was yes!!!! Service connected cause the previous examiner's answer confirmed tinnitus 4 years ago!!!!!! So was finally granted tinnitus!!!!!!!
12 soldiers go for a hearing test, all records lost. Even the unit was said not to EXIST. RA Army on the 60s, VA said all records of Service don't exist , gave proof with a form I was given whenbi got out, they checked in their records, it was only given to to service members who died in 1953 on a destroyer off the coast of N.Korea. I would have been 6 years old. What I was told in confidence would sound even more INSANE.
QUESTION..I WORKED IN THE NAVY WITH red Lead Paint and it is highly Toxic,also I worked around Asbestos how can I connect these exposures to Coughing Weezing COPD...Asbestos of both lungs on CT Scans ?
Is there a secondary for bilateral hearing loss as well. Also I have tinnitus that I get compensation for. I applied for sleep apnea but I was denied even on a secondary
Yo.les envio un cordial saludo.Gracias por la informacion.Yo soy Service Connected.Ya fui diasnosticado Con dicha enfermedad.Y es cierto todo los efectos secundario por que yo los tengo. En union a las demas.condiciones.Me dieron un 70 por ciento de perdida de audicion por el oido derecho.Los medicos despues de los exsamenes.Pero sigo con ese dolor de cabeza insoportable.
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Yes you can.....are you getting your meds from the V.A ?......Are you discussing your sleep issues with the V.A doctor and stating that you are having issues sleeping because of your tinnitus?......These are important steps.......My Brother just got Insomnia W/ Anxiety and depression at 30%
I'm 50% Migraines 10% Tinnitus. I am presently dealing with Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia. How do you decided which to file a secondary claim for since they both can render some of the same conditions.
It’s crazy that the VA rates tinnitus at 10% as I’m rated at 90% and of all my disabilities the tinnitus effects me the most and it is literally maddening.
I have tinnitus and a got 10% for migraines secondary to tinnitus. I just recently had the VA do a sleep test (at home) and I have severe sleep apnea. Do I need a nexus letter from a doctor to file a secondary claim? Do you guys help with type of claims? Thank you.
Sleep apnea is hard to connect the dots from tinnitus......Sometimes you can bridge the gap if you have depression and anxiety causing either Insomnia or sleep apnea......nexus letters help
So if i previously filed a claim for migraines without it being a secondary condition and it was denied, I have to submit a supplemental claim for it before trying to get it as a secondary condition for my service connected disablty for tinnitus?
Can these secondary conditions be separate, or do they get lumped together? For example, could I have a 30% rating for migraines, and another 50% for insomnia, for 2 separate ratings of 30% & 50%?
If you think your service-connected condition warrants a higher disability rating than the one it is currently assigned you can file for an increased rating. To do so, we recommend working with a VSO such as our colleagues at the DAV. They can be reached at (859)441-7300.
@@CCK_Law Can this DAV help any veteran in the country? I'm in NJ and looking to switch my VSO. I just don't have a good way to vet which organization will help. There are too many and you can't always go by google reviews.
@@CCK_Law Be warned that trying to get an increase for your hearing loss can backfire on you, if you get a butt head (putting it nicely) who is unsympathetic to your condition the doctor can give you a report that could harm your chances for an increase or possibly set you up for a decrease in your Benifits.
I weny on VA .Gov and learned they Combined my Hearing Loss(new claim) and and Hyperacusis& Migraines(Both secondary to Service connected to Tinnitus). Is that good or bad. ???
I am in all those categories... Don't have any navigation help in filing... My neck is firing off nerves like crazy, I think this cause tinitus raging as well... Cck can you help me???
Thank you for reaching out to us. We would like to learn more about your situation to determine if we can help you. Please contact our office at 844-567-1185 for a free consultation. Thank you, and we look forward to speaking with you soon.
If I have. A tinnitus service connected And have been diagnosed with sleep apnea Do I need to have a doctor to say my tinnitus is causing sleep apnea. Or just file secondary?
Sleep apnea is hard to connect the dots from tinnitus......Sometimes you can bridge the gap if you have tinnitus and it causes your depression and anxiety causing either Insomnia or sleep apnea......nexus letters help
If you're attempting a depression claim for the second time, and you're approved, will they back date your coverage all the way back to your first claim date?
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr th-cam.com/video/ViTQ7N7iUQ0/w-d-xo.html
Hey how are you? Got question. I am 10% service connected for Tinnitus. At my C& P exam the Doctor told me I have moderate to substantial hearing loss and he advised me to file an additional clam for that. Additionally, I was also diagnosed for Hyperacusis and Migraines and have received Nexus letters for each. So, I just filed for both of them as secondary to my service-connected Tinnitus. Now during my C & P exam for Hearing loss the Doc told me he also said he agrees with my private doc and will rule in favor of me for the Hyperacusis and Migraines but he further said his opinion on the Migraines may not count because usually a C& P exam for Migraines are performed by a Neurologist. Any thoughts ? Id love to hear your opinion. . Thank u
I'm barely starting my first claim, filed for migraines and other things and doctor diagnosed me with the migraines but I'm still waiting on the final response from VA to see what happens. Haven't filed for tinnitus yet although I do have ringing in my ears from ears in the engine rooms but don't know if I should file independently or what...such a long complicated process
My husband has a claim in to be service connected for hearing loss/tinnitus. It’s been 8 months with no decision. C &P exam in January 2021. He suffers depression and insomnia … should he file a claim now for mental health before a decision on hearing loss is made?? Or does he need to wait until decision is granted on hearing?
Tell him to file for everything he could. I just got my rating for ptsd two days ago and i was diagnosed back in 2015 from a VA psychologist. I was only given 50% but im going to file for an increase as soon as i can. Just know your husband will get back pay from the day he filed once the VA makes a decision. I got out of the marine corps. In 2013 and im still fighting for compensation and increases. Eventually everything will work out for your husband and he will get the compensation he deserves.
@@Funnysquad-ps1ew awww thank you Miguel for such encouraging words! It’s so frustrating to hear stories like yours whereby VA creates so much delay, anxiety, stress for the very men and women who fought for our country. Thank you for taking time to reply to my question. ☺️ My husband filed his first and only claim last august even though he’s suffered hearing loss (almost deaf) for many years. Medical treatment has been submitted for as far back as 2016 even tho he had significant hearing loss years causing him to totally withdraw from social gathering, driving, etc. before he started treatment. So not sure how they determine how far back to go. Thank you for your service and for your help!! 🇺🇸☺️
I filed for hearing loss as well and got denied. My hearing is pretty bad but according to the VA theyre good. I was a motarmen. I do have tinnitus and with that comes secondary conditions like migraines and some sleep disorders which can increase the rating. The VA is very unorganized when it comes to compensations. Ive known veterans who have been fighting for compensation for 10 plus years. And I have friends who dont wanna file becuase they think the VA wont give them compensation and they dont want to go through all the trouble of filing and going to evaluation appointments. Every veteran i meet i always tell them to file for everything they possibly can and to take advantage of every benefit they are entitled too regardless of the time it may take. In the end it will work out some way or another and once they see the compensation come in the weight of the world will fall of their shoulders.
@@Funnysquad-ps1ew I just don’t understand how a federal agency can get away with allowing veterans to wait years to get what they deserve! During the pandemic, we as a nation watched stimulus checks roll out in literally days! Grants and loans made available to hurting businesses…. rental assistance, on and on and on! Unemployment was basically revamped from old antiquated systems and checks issued within weeks! But we have a federal veteran association that’s been in existence for decades and can’t keep up with the people who fight for our country!! I don’t understand! The federal govt budgets millions for foreign aide snd we as a nation can’t help our own! We should be ashamed! I can’t believe we allow this to happen! 😠 rant over.
Thank you for watching! Check the links in the description to find a write-up of this conversation, as well as the studies mentioned in the broadcast
How long does a suplimental
claim take to clear
the VA?
120 days or longer
Hope you guys answer. Is menieres disease secondary to tinnitus? It didn't start till a few years after tinnitus.
Thank you very much for your time and posting. I have the 10% for Tinnitus, but never knew there were secondary. It's interesting, nobody at VA would ever tell you/me. Sleeping is a problem for me because of the noise, but just can't prove it. Thank you again.
Just awarded 30% for insomnia secondary to tinnitus after the mental health C & P and deemed combat related. Very thankful.
Some counties have a Veteran Assistance Commission. The VSOs (Veteran Service Officers) will help you with your claim. They will make the necessary recommendations you can take. Be sure to take your DD214 to get started.
I entered service in 1970 and retired in 1992. In 1975 I had a surgical procedure called a "stapendectomy" for reduced hearing in my right ear. I awoke from surgery with a constant ringing in my right ear that is still there to this day. I didn't have much improvement in my hearing either. A few years ago while watching TV without warning I experienced a total loss of hearing that remains today. Well maybe I shouldn't say a total loss of hearing in my right ear, I can still hear the constant ringing in that ear just fine. Thanks for that surgical intervention.
you should file for increase in your disability and look at secondary conditions to tinnitus and/or hearing loss. At the very least you should be getting mental health secondary
Thanks for your informational video regarding VA claims for Tinnitus.
Next week on th 16th I have an evaluation performed by a cilivian audiologist in Midland Texas. Your video has helped me prepare for that evaluation especially secondary conditions regarding depression & severe sleep problems problems.
Thanks
Thank You. Thank You. Its Better Now for Veterans to get APPROVED.
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr
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Thank you 🙏 so much. You gave me so much info in such a short period of time. I was lost, now I have a map I can follow to start and finish my claim. Again Thanks
I am an 82 year old vet. I wish I had known about this many years ago. Just over a week ago I was visiting with an old friend who is a Veteran who is 100% disabled according to VA and he told me about disability ratings. I was given a 10% rating years ago because of the time I spent on a flight deck. I started having a ringing in my ears over 60 years ago. I had no idea that some of the other challenges I have had over the years were considered for disability; like the fact the ringing in my ears sometimes drives me crazy. It is there 24 hours a day. It is depressing and annoying because there is nothing I can do about it. In the last few years periodically I see bright colorful auras and when this happens I have to stop what ever I am doing because I can't see anything. I told a VA doctor about this and he said it is called an ocular migraine. I am wondering now if it is connected to my tinnitus. Last May I suddenly could not see out of my left eye. VA saw me right away and diagnosed me with wet macular degeneration for which I am getting monthly injections but now my visual acuity is "counting fingers" in that eye. What to do now? Wondering why, when one goes to a VA medical facility they never bring up possible disability ratings for these conditions?
I have tinnitus and now have hearing loss which the va paid for hearing aids due to it. Should I file for hearing loss as a secondary to tinnitus?
I wish I knew I could file for this many years ago. With the help of my Iraq vet son, I got 10% in my later 60's. With PTSD and other issues, he has become very familiar to VA quirks and nuance.
Thanks this was helpful since I have problems like depression and sleep apnea for some time and it's documented with the VA, I think I will go ahead and file another claim.
It’s like being a veteran doesn’t matter to the VA! Depressing
The problem is people who have milked the system with false claims; this has made the system defend itself. Those mfr's screwed over those of us with legitimate claims, so now we have to jump through so many hoops to get what is owed.
Cameron. Yes as long as the # of Veterans increases the VA budget gets bigger so the big wigs get their yearly bonuses. So we are only a # to the VA instead of being a Veteran.
Please don't say that...My experience has been very good to excellent from VA
@@jmajikjames7361 There are no bonuses in the VA. They are all government employees with WG or GS capped salaries.
Thank you for this topic and the explanation of secondaries to tinnutis
I was rated for tinnitus , but I told the doctor since the situation got worse about 2 years ago I started getting bad, migraines. It's daily . I feel like someone has a microphone near a speaker then I lose hearing for several seconds. I get headache's because of this .
Did you go to any doctor to it diagnosis? Get a diagnosis and then file for migraines.(Prostrating) key word to use during c&p exam.👍
Sit inside an M1 tank for days/ weeks/ months at a time. The non-stop hydraulics whine will stay with you for the rest of your life lol
I used to hum to myself and try and match the pitch. Little did I know I'd be hearing that pitch for the rest of my days.
@@docholiday1360 20 years as a 19K, I have severe tinnitus and only a 10% VA that is equal to $0 because I get retirement pay, I need a secondary diagnosis to up that 10
@@cptfluke if your tinnitus is affecting your sleep you may be able to get a secondary rating for that.
@@docholiday1360 I'm goin to make an appointment with a civilian doctor, audiologist, so a can start getting a file on this condition
@@cptfluke File for Migraines, you have all the symptoms. Try to find a private doctor to help you or go thru the emergency room at your local hospital.
I served 4 years as a paratrooper at Ft.Bragg. Always around loud aircraft C130 and C141. But my tinnitus didn’t really start until I was stationed in Germany and I ran loud field generator’s for weeks at a time when deployed to field exercises. When I use ear plugs to go to sleep, the ringing is so loud I have to pull them out. It’s easier to listen to the traffic outside and turn on my ac. Sometimes a shower helps for a little but I can get stuck back into the ringing. It’s caused me a lot of aggravation
If you’re rated for a mental disability, I’ve been told by the ODVA you can’t be rated for another. I.e If you have PTSD, then insomnia, depression, & anxiety are not rated separately, but are lumped under PTSD. So trying to get any of those three as a secondary for tinnitus is a moot point if you have both tinnitus & PTSD.
I was just told they would not help me for my secondary condition for migraines. I’m already service connected and had other conditions too. But I assume there was not enough money in it for them. So good luck to any other Veteran who call them.
Who will not help you? The individuals from this video?
I fell 6 ft and landed on the top of my head , twisting my head and neck backwards service connected 1986 , I have issues 24/7 you name it . Only getting 10% so far. I haven't gotten very much help so far .
20 years on the flight line, had my hearing baseline adjusted because I couldn’t pass my annual hearing test, yet VA says my hearing loss isn’t service connected. I guess they figure since I can hear the ringing in my ears, my hearing must still be ok…😮
I was also denied for tinnitus even though I've worked on jets for 10 years. What the VA is missing is the nexus to rate your tinnitus
I've seen a medical research study showing that OSA can cause tinnitus and also make it worse over time. Daytime sleepiness also brings on tinnitus
Another one showed that 90.8% of the patients in the study of tinnitus also had OSA. The study was showing how tinnitus affects one sleep. Also linking insomnia.
I was involved in a loud explosion on the flight line at an Air Force base on active duty in 1967. Flight surgeon warned me at the time regarding problems I would have in my retirement years. The VA will not recognize or help with my tinnitus hearing problem and US Senator from Texas will not help either!
There is no test for tinnitus...if you have the symptions you should file for it. The max precentage for tinnitus is 10% but there are secondaries that you can file.
The single worst thing about being a veteran who is trying to navigatt he VA system is that it is basically designed for you to fail. I have service connected Tinnitus. I also have service connected PTSD. I have chronic headaches, anxiety and depression. How does one go about pursuing this with the VA? I am always lost and overwhelmed when I have to do anything with these people.
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You need to find a Good VSO as no one in the VHS or VBA will help. It’s got to be someone from the outside that is certified by the VA to represent Veterans, re the required & ongoing training required to keep their certification, even attorney’s must do the same.
Try DAV, American Legion, etc. VA Does have a listing of most organizations on VA.Gov
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Go to a veterans help group...they are usually veterans that know they way around the system and can help you get what you want
Checking up on you @jarlseamus
I am working with the VFW for my claims. This may be a good resource for you to reach out to.
My tinnitus has morphed into a loud constant ringing and I have fallen on three occasions and look for things that are solid to touch for balance , also extremely tired all the time, I have a 70% disability pts and tinnitus , I’ve had this since 69 Vietnam , I took disability about 15 years ago and I could live with meds and therapy but now I’m having a hard time getting through the day without sleeping it’s that debilitating, having a brain scan July 4 at 7 am
Omg! I have all those symptoms...
I just got the letter today explaining the most recent grant for 30% chronic ottis externa and 10% for tinnitus. I got lucky and had a C&P over the phone with someone from my regional office and was able to read what they said well before I got this letter. My VA primary care and the ENT at Tripler in Honolulu say I have mastoiditis and need a mastoidectomy but the disability they have written in my rating decision is chronic ottis externa. In the rating they gave me the highest available rating under "peripheral vestibular disorder" which is 30% and is for vertigo that makes me stumble/walk like I'm drunk. So one question is that if it is chronic ottis externa should I have not also gotten the 10% rating for it in addition to the 30% for the vestibular disorder that is directly caused by the ottis externa? Basically what I am saying is that I think I should have gotten 10% for tinnitus, 10% for chronic ottis externa, and 30% for peripheral vestibular disorder. I don't think this would be an example of pyramiding since the symptoms for chronic ottis externa are smelly discharge, full feeling of the ear, etc and the vestibular disorder is pretty serious dizziness and staggering walking. I could see if I were claiming some other condition that caused dizziness and it wasn't possible to figure out what caused what but this isn't that.
Also, I didn't actually file for tinnitus because I had previously been denied for it in 2010. In the decision it says "You did not specifically claim recurrent tinnitus, but we inferred it on your behalf based on the evidence of record(38 CFR 3.151)". I don't have that rating decision from 2010 in front of me but the evidence cited in this decision references stuff from my period of active duty and from the VA less than a month after getting discharged. It seems to me that the previous denial for tinnitus was an obvious mistake since they just inferred it this time.
Right after I first filed that claim and almost immediately filed an intent to file and began researching the next claim. I've had major depressive disorder since I went through the MEB/PEB process but just recently started getting treatment. There is ample evidence in my record to support this including having complained about sleep issues, being extremely tired, lack of motivation while active duty and going through phsyical rehab for my previously service connected knee injury. I gained a lot of weight, got really depressed, started having insomnia(which I've been diagnosed with 3-4 times over the years), went to substance abuse rehab through the VA, had spotty work history, etc. So I filed for MDD secondary to tinnitus the second I noticed the additional disability in my service connected disabilities. There are a ton of issues that I had from the MDD and that potentially includes sleep apena. My VA shrink told me to ask my VA primary care to put in a consult for a sleep study which he did today. Just like with the last claim I filed a new intent to file as soon as I submitted this pending MDD claim.
My tinnitus goes with my heart beat..I had nurse and doctors take my heart beat. I tell them to let me know when they start, then I start counting my heart beat thru my tinnitus and will tell them what my heart is befor they tell me.....
I can do the same. It sucks along with crickets playing and cicadas singing.
currently 10% tinnnitus. I met with my primary care at the VA because I had issues with my ears. not able to hear well. I had my ears drained. A few weeks later I started to notice that i had consent ringing, humming and cracking from both ears. With all of these issues i had trouble falling asleep and then waking up to use the restroom the noise kept me up. My doctor set me up with the audiologist. I met with the audiologist and took the hearing test. I was diagnosed to have my ears drain and an appointment with the audiologist. I met with the audiologist and it was determined that I had impaired hearing on both ears and a decrease in hearing. I was issued a sound box and hearing aids. I now have insomnia and met with my primary care about that. He prescribed sleeping medication 300mg. Because of all of these issues I want to submit a secondary claim for tinnitus for insomnia. Also, I currently have a zero percent for hearing loss and I want to submit an increase for hearing loss. Let me know how I can proceed with both claims. Thank you
Sat in the M60A1 4years, back in the 70s went from loader, driver and AI on table 8 filed for Tinnitus six years ago and was denied even though it’s in my medical record ( ringing in the ears) also lost hearing from the right ear. Filed an appeal last year and still waiting.
I would think for sure tankers are at the top of the tinnitus approved list. Not only loud but the friggen ground shakes with tanks......2AD Ft Hood
It seems the VA denies every claim for OSA secondary to tinnitus. I believe they just make things up sometimes to refuse pay.
How can I find the link to the studies for migraine headaches secondary to tinnitus?
I had experienced with exploded battery mine and i worked on flight deck and hangar base sealed with noise heard of ringing and voices and sometime very annoying and distraction from concentration . But one of the most bothersome is that we had so many new invention that could better defense system hundred time the navy capacity with much less money but more paying to soldier
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr
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I made a mistake when I submitted my secondary claim for tinnitus. Migraines. I sent the Nexus statement for tinnitus and not the one for migraines. As soon as I realize I made the mistake I sent the correct Nexus now I’ve been waiting for over 3 months for a decision from a HLR
I have service connected tinnitus and since leaving the military I have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. My problem is finding a doctor that will do a nexus letter to link them together.
I have been denied for OSA secondary to SC tinnitus but VA sent me a CPAP. I did not register it with VA so I am said to be not compliant. Typical VA. Did get hearing aids though with 0 percent hearing loss. They are excellent.
@@douglasbrady6886 Did you have a nexus letter tying your OSA to your tinnitus? If so, where did you get it from?
Go to the sleep clinic at the VA. The Neurologist should do it for you
David Anaise a doctor and lawyer from tucson, az can give you help with your sleep apnea secondary to tinnitus
@@rjd892 Received a nexus letter from him and the VA still denied secondary service connection.
If I have awarded tinnitus, but suffer from migraines and sleep apnea and insomnia, can I file secondary for ALL (migraines, sleep apnea and insomnia) second to confirmed awarded tinnitus? Or do I have to file one at a time? Or do they need to link up to each other? Thanks!
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr
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I would love the answer to that question as well, 13B, 20 years, same issues. Just now restarting the process, I retired with only 30 percent, which means I get nothing extra. 10 percent tinnitus, 10 percent shoulder injury ( left), 10 percent spinal degeneration.
@@donaldmartin4980 😭😭😭😭😭
@@donaldmartin4980 there is a Dr that helped me with some remedies for Tinnitus
GREAT QUESTION that wasn't ever answered by someone competitive on the topic yet, unfortunately. Same situation, same exact order as you Tiffany. My attorney is going 1 by 1 to simplify with VA. So my answer will be "yes", Tiffany, but it'll likely delay your results as it'll make VA duty cumbersome, apart from having tons of questionable gaps, so I'll say, 1 at a time to simplify what already is a complicated situation for you and VA.
I have tried for years to get the VA to recognize my ringing. Best they will do for me is to give me 0% Mean while my regular insurance recognized the severity of my ringing diagnosed by my doctor and is paying for hearing aids. Sometimes VA sucks!
I didn't know that was a treatment. Are they effective? How do they work, by masking the tone of your specific tinnitus?
Hearing aids are not effective at all! I still hear the ringing!
What was your MOS? would help slot on your decision.
@@sargentking2436 CTR
@@acoonrod There are many types of correction with hearing aids, depends on your case. Notch filtering is great for tonal variations, certain band amplification if you have partial hearing loss also helps with ringing in some patients. For me variable band or broad band masking works best. My ringing is of course triggered by loud noises nothing for that but to wear protection but the day to day ringing that really kills my productivity and studying is silence. In a quite environment my ringing is next level annoying/debilitating. Background noise types at VERY low amplification just above my noise floor helps my ears somehow by keeping my brain busy. Sounds weird but works well for me. Pink and Brown noise works for me depending on the ringing type and what I used last. I try to keep things changed up. I used to sleep with Ambiant background noise from a coffee shop playing. The low rumble/hum/buzz of 50 conversations at once really helps falling asleep. But everybody is different.
I have tinnitus and plan to file for migraines and sleep apnea
Dr OGBEBOR HERBAL CENTRE on TH-cam cured me of the high pitch hissing sounds in the both of my ears. A friend of mine actually referred him to me
@@lookoutnow4996 I filed for insomnia secondary to tinnitus and 2 days later I was scheduled for a C&P exam which I just completed today. Now it's the waiting game.
@@4Memf2dafizzo what were the questions asked at your exam
My vso guy told me sleep apnea cannot be a secondary !!!wtf
I am service connected,I get 10 percent for hearing loss which is not enough I can't work because I can't hear
I'm service-connected for tinnitus. I have insomnia caused by my tinnitus along with migraines. The VA also did a sleep study and issued me a CPAP machine. It seems I have most of the secondaries to tinnitus, but I get denied.
I have been denied too for these conditions secondary to service connected tinnitus.
File a appeal if you haven't, I also got 10% for tinnitus. Then I put in a claim for anxiety secondary and got 30% for that. I have a claim in now for depression, get a good nexus letter and keep fighting, they want you to give up.
@@otisdriftwood8469, I got some other conditions approved for a total of 80%. I'm doing well. Still no migraines.
I just got service connection for migraines secondary to tinnitus and now I am working on insomnia secondary to tinnitus, you have to do the work and connect the dots. Go to the ER and tell them you have migraines related to your service connected tinnitus, leave messages for your primary care doctor about how your migraines are caused by your tinnitus when you were in service. You have to be dignosed with migraines first. Check out my channel #wallstreetthenewhustle on TH-cam for other va videos
@@otisdriftwood8469 If a person got 10% for tinnitus but also have migraines and anxiety should they be filed at the same time or file one and wait for the decision before filing for the other one ? thank you .
I suffer from all of the above due to TBI. But can sleep apnea be a secondary condition to TBI? Please share a conversation about this, if you can. Thank you so much for all the info you share with us.
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr
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Can you please explain trigger a duty to assist from the VA to set up a C&P exam? For sleep apnea? Does this differ from am actual claim? Are you saying I can get a C&P exam in place of a nexus?
I GOT THAT ALSO
The "Biggie" is I May Have PTSD. .from an event that happned aboard an Aircraft Carrier in 1964.. But VA Wants a Diagnosis in writing by a PCHycatrist..The Doctor wants me to be a Patient as often as he needs to see me...I have in My Medical Records What happoned and I have no
Possession of the Ships medical Records..now what?
You can go to any Specialist that deals with your problem...I did and if you have Medicare or another Medical Plan which would pay for The Exams, The Doctor, etc VA will accept it I also Cigna supplement to cover what Medicare won't pay or cigna also small amount VA will Take that diagnosis
@@rickbeekman.9130 I have the sleep disorder diagnosed no problem there but getting a nexus tying it in with a secondary to tinnitus is where I'm at. What how do I do this? How do I get doctor to connect the two or to at least make a medical opinion about it to submit claim? Will they do it?
@@rickbeekman.9130 Where are you located?
I got denied migraines secondary to tinnitus. I am bedridden for 2 to 3 days a month with nausea and vomiting. The rest of the month I have almost daily headaches. My C&P examiner said it was more likely than not caused by my diet or sleep, less likely than not by my tinnitus. The migraines didn't start to be bad until my tinnitus got real bad. I'm fighting the VA now. I have the diagnosis and a good ISO.
That makes no sense because if you have sleep issues due to your tinnitus then your tinnitus is causing you to not get any sleep therefore causing you to have headaches.
Try again with a different examiner. You should of been approved
Are you being treated by the VA hospital? Has it been recorded in record? Maybe it could of been evidence
Next you're having bad bad migraine, out thru any emergency room and let them diagnosis you and meds. That would be your Nexus(independent doctor diagnosis) it work for me. Good 👍
@@alanhobbs4498 Yes, they gave me meds and a CT scan of my head. The neurologist I'm seeing at the VA said there is no link between tinnitus and migraines, which is the same thing my C&P examiner said. I also lost my job because of attendance issues. Before the migraines, I had over 2 years without calling in sick to work.
Let's not forget Mefloquine exposure can also cause tinnitus.
If you were issued Mefloquine (lariam) during service you may have a claim.
1st Gulf war veteran, all ready rated for Tinnitus, I have headaches server times a month, dizziness, and vertigo episodes 2 or 3 times over the last year or two. Do I need diagnosis or can these be presumptive?
How come no one has replied to your thread? This is from over a year ago!!! I'm in the same boat as you.
Excellent presentations. Thank you, very helpful.
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr
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I was a 88H and a 63B
Hi guys, I am VERY late in seeing this lol (story of my life) I do have SC tinitis. Ihave been getting extremely bad headaches for years (retired army in 09) but never bothered looking into it cause i figured i could just get by. As i get older, they are more frequent. Is it possible to h ave my va provider do a diagnosis for this do ya think? i also have have sleep apnea .I never thoiught about what was causing these untill recently, and the tinnitus really makes sense why i need to have NOISE in the room to drown out the ringing. Thank you for the video :)
Some MOS fields, specially if hearing plugs and/or Hearing Muffs where fitted and issued to you because of your job description and if you have the 60Hertz Hearing Humm as I call it; that dreaded steady ringing in your ears, then you should file a claim right away: Jobs like Artillery, Flight Line, are likely to win it. I believe it's almost a presumptive for those jobs. I worked on a carrier flight line and Ships Pump & Machinery Rooms. I learned to live with that noise in my head. My claim was approved and it went through without a Tinitus diagnostic before C&P exam. It was diagnosed there at the C&P exam itself.
Things may have changed since then. I would suggest you file a claim.
I was in the Navy,I worked on a flight line it was very noisy, sometimes makes ears ring
Hi. Can you claim secondary to secondary or does both conditions have to be claimed as secondary to your primary SC condition? TIA
Would "Occular" migraine qualify?
had my C&P today the DOCTOR was looking at my medical record as she was asking me questions had no ideal what was in my file. Did'nt have my the info I faxed to VES. CC&K hAs my case
I have service connected Tinnitus with insomnia. The V.A. RO gave only 10% for Tinnitus but nothing for insomnia because the "insomnia is a symptom of underlying disability, insomnia will be rated as a symptom of that condition".
File a mental health secondary to tinnitus like depression 🙃
@@NOCallerID00 I spoke to a lawyer and he said that the RO made an error. Insomnia is under a different category of medical code. The Tinnitus causes the Insomnia. It is not a symptom of Tinnitus. He filed a Higher Level Review for my case.
Did u get ur insomnia service connected due to tinnitus ?
I worked on a Spruance class destroyer for 3 1/2 years, in the engineroom. I have tinnitus and I have all of those conditions. Why isn't my vso and doctors helping me??
Take to do your own. Get tinnitus service connected and then go from there. Get the diagonois.
I recently filed for hearing loss and tinnitus twice once in 2019 and again this year got denied both times. They said I have hearing loss but not severe enough and that my tinnitus was most likely caused post service, my vso says there is nothing more he can do. In the beginning of this video she said tinnitus is not life threatening but she is WRONG!
I got denied at least 3 times. Four if you count when during my C&P the examiner's notes reflect that I have service connected tinnitus. I went to an ENT and got a report/letter that said that I complained about it for years. Went back to a C & P and the new examiner's answer was yes!!!! Service connected cause the previous examiner's answer confirmed tinnitus 4 years ago!!!!!! So was finally granted tinnitus!!!!!!!
I got denied twice for tinnitus in my right ear . I get severed pain when anything vibrates near my ear then it bleeds.
12 soldiers go for a hearing test, all records lost. Even the unit was said not to EXIST. RA Army on the 60s, VA said all records of Service don't exist , gave proof with a form I was given whenbi got out, they checked in their records, it was only given to to service members who died in 1953 on a destroyer off the coast of N.Korea. I would have been 6 years old. What I was told in confidence would sound even more INSANE.
I had 7 years active and 19 years in the reserves working around aircraft, does the VA take input from the reserve side of the house for claims?
QUESTION..I WORKED IN THE NAVY WITH red Lead Paint and it is highly Toxic,also I worked around Asbestos how can I connect these exposures to Coughing Weezing COPD...Asbestos of both lungs on CT Scans ?
Is there a secondary for bilateral hearing loss as well. Also I have tinnitus that I get compensation for. I applied for sleep apnea but I was denied even on a secondary
My anxiety causes my tinnitus...mental medication helps
Yo.les envio un cordial saludo.Gracias por la informacion.Yo soy Service Connected.Ya fui diasnosticado Con dicha enfermedad.Y es cierto todo los efectos secundario por que yo los tengo. En union a las demas.condiciones.Me dieron un 70 por ciento de perdida de audicion por el oido derecho.Los medicos despues de los exsamenes.Pero sigo con ese dolor de cabeza insoportable.
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Catch the backblast from a 105 one time and you got it. Mortars, diesels, electric motors, flight deck, munitions all cause it.
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@@patriciajohn2392 You did not answer the question.
@@andremiller7782 are you shitting me?
Thank u for the great content. It’s so helpful.
I have menieres diseases. I was told that I can file for tinnitus. Is that true?
If my doc has requested me meds for my depression can I use that as proof of dispute for depression due too depression
Yes get him to give you a diagnosis too
Hi I have tinnitus and I have sleep disorder and I take 4 pills for go to sleep can i make a claim for sleep disorders Thank You from PR 🇵🇷
Yes you can.....are you getting your meds from the V.A ?......Are you discussing your sleep issues with the V.A doctor and stating that you are having issues sleeping because of your tinnitus?......These are important steps.......My Brother just got Insomnia W/ Anxiety and depression at 30%
I'm 50% Migraines 10% Tinnitus. I am presently dealing with Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia. How do you decided which to file a secondary claim for since they both can render some of the same conditions.
Tinnitus
It’s crazy that the VA rates tinnitus at 10% as I’m rated at 90% and of all my disabilities the tinnitus effects me the most and it is literally maddening.
Is your Migraines connected to Tinnitus?
IF i filling a claim headaches secondary to tinnitus the headaches must be service connected
Say you were diagnosed with tinnus and you have a 10 rating and has also diagnosed with depression PTSD anxiety and how do you go about the claim
Is Bruxism, night teeth grinding, secondary to Tinnitus?
I have tinnitus and a got 10% for migraines secondary to tinnitus. I just recently had the VA do a sleep test (at home) and I have severe sleep apnea. Do I need a nexus letter from a doctor to file a secondary claim? Do you guys help with type of claims? Thank you.
Sleep apnea is hard to connect the dots from tinnitus......Sometimes you can bridge the gap if you have depression and anxiety causing either Insomnia or sleep apnea......nexus letters help
Tinnitus is about to drive me crazy. It never stops and makes it impossible to sleep or think sometimes.
I have ten percent
Tinnitus should have more than a 10% rating 30 at a minimum.
So if i previously filed a claim for migraines without it being a secondary condition and it was denied, I have to submit a supplemental claim for it before trying to get it as a secondary condition for my service connected disablty for tinnitus?
I have Tinnitus from noise exposure in desert storm / iraqi freedom, insomnia,, fatigue and some anxiety...
Can you help me??
Does a c&p exam generate a nexus letter?
Thanks guys extremely helpful
Glad it helped! Thanks for tuning in!
Is "eye tearing" associated with tinnitus
How do I get I get a nexus letter for sleep apnea secondary to tinitus?
Listening to a C130 on the flight line for 3 years and you will hear the moan of the take- offand whine of that prop forever
Where are the links to the studies?
can Hypertention secondary to Tinnitus?
Hi guys, how can I reach you? I have several questions to ask you.
hello im service connected for tinnitus and added secondary migraines which they said its not service connected
what should i do ?
Get legal help
Try again. Go to a private doctor
Can directly link sleep apnea secondary to tinnitus??
What about vertigo I filed for vertigo
Can these secondary conditions be separate, or do they get lumped together? For example, could I have a 30% rating for migraines, and another 50% for insomnia, for 2 separate ratings of 30% & 50%?
Yes
I have 20% disability for hearing ,I got that rating 11years .Since then my hearing has gotten worse .can I reapply to get a higher rate ?
If you think your service-connected condition warrants a higher disability rating than the one it is currently assigned you can file for an increased rating. To do so, we recommend working with a VSO such as our colleagues at the DAV. They can be reached at (859)441-7300.
@@CCK_Law Can this DAV help any veteran in the country? I'm in NJ and looking to switch my VSO. I just don't have a good way to vet which organization will help. There are too many and you can't always go by google reviews.
@@CCK_Law Be warned that trying to get an increase for your hearing loss can backfire on you, if you get a butt head (putting it nicely) who is unsympathetic to your condition the doctor can give you a report that could harm your chances for an increase or possibly set you up for a decrease in your Benifits.
I weny on VA .Gov and learned they Combined my Hearing Loss(new claim) and and Hyperacusis& Migraines(Both secondary to Service connected to Tinnitus). Is that good or bad. ???
Good seems like they are doing their duty to assist and help...Did you claim them or did they just add them ?
Tinnitus was denied... Letter also said i have Tinnitus... Any secondary tinnitus claims available??
depression and anxiety with migraines to start
I am in all those categories... Don't have any navigation help in filing... My neck is firing off nerves like crazy, I think this cause tinitus raging as well... Cck can you help me???
Thank you for reaching out to us. We would like to learn more about your situation to determine if we can help you. Please contact our office at 844-567-1185 for a free consultation. Thank you, and we look forward to speaking with you soon.
Is there anyone out there that will take a look at my case and tell me what can and can’t be accomplished before asking for money?
If I have. A tinnitus service connected And have been diagnosed with sleep apnea Do I need to have a doctor to say my tinnitus is causing sleep apnea. Or just file secondary?
Sleep apnea is hard to connect the dots from tinnitus......Sometimes you can bridge the gap if you have tinnitus and it causes your depression and anxiety causing either Insomnia or sleep apnea......nexus letters help
i have depression;anxiety and sleep apnea can i file a claim for tinnitus i am rated 100% with P&T
If you're already 100percent, what exactly are you looking for?
Now, you're just being greedy!!
Really??
That would be a great way to put your P&T open to a new claim and lose it
If you're attempting a depression claim for the second time, and you're approved, will they back date your coverage all the way back to your first claim date?
I know a Dr who is presently curing tinnitus, people are recommending him so much and I am also a beneficiary, I got cured recently from the remedies I ordered from the Dr
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Don t think so
Good informational video.
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My ears feel like they blocked up at time,it has me depressed can't sleep at night
How do I prove I have migraines
Great info
Hey how are you? Got question. I am 10% service connected for Tinnitus. At my C& P exam the Doctor told me I have moderate to substantial hearing loss and he advised me to file an additional clam for that. Additionally, I was also diagnosed for Hyperacusis and Migraines and have received Nexus letters for each. So, I just filed for both of them as secondary to my service-connected Tinnitus. Now during my C & P exam for Hearing loss the Doc told me he also said he agrees with my private doc and will rule in favor of me for the Hyperacusis and Migraines but he further said his opinion on the Migraines may not count because usually a C& P exam for Migraines are performed by a Neurologist. Any thoughts ? Id love to hear your opinion. . Thank u
I'm on the same path.....on way to nuerologist CP
I'm barely starting my first claim, filed for migraines and other things and doctor diagnosed me with the migraines but I'm still waiting on the final response from VA to see what happens. Haven't filed for tinnitus yet although I do have ringing in my ears from ears in the engine rooms but don't know if I should file independently or what...such a long complicated process
My husband has a claim in to be service connected for hearing loss/tinnitus. It’s been 8 months with no decision. C &P exam in January 2021. He suffers depression and insomnia … should he file a claim now for mental health before a decision on hearing loss is made?? Or does he need to wait until decision is granted on hearing?
Tell him to file for everything he could. I just got my rating for ptsd two days ago and i was diagnosed back in 2015 from a VA psychologist. I was only given 50% but im going to file for an increase as soon as i can. Just know your husband will get back pay from the day he filed once the VA makes a decision. I got out of the marine corps. In 2013 and im still fighting for compensation and increases. Eventually everything will work out for your husband and he will get the compensation he deserves.
@@Funnysquad-ps1ew awww thank you Miguel for such encouraging words! It’s so frustrating to hear stories like yours whereby VA creates so much delay, anxiety, stress for the very men and women who fought for our country. Thank you for taking time to reply to my question. ☺️ My husband filed his first and only claim last august even though he’s suffered hearing loss (almost deaf) for many years. Medical treatment has been submitted for as far back as 2016 even tho he had significant hearing loss years causing him to totally withdraw from social gathering, driving, etc. before he started treatment. So not sure how they determine how far back to go.
Thank you for your service and for your help!! 🇺🇸☺️
I filed for hearing loss as well and got denied. My hearing is pretty bad but according to the VA theyre good. I was a motarmen. I do have tinnitus and with that comes secondary conditions like migraines and some sleep disorders which can increase the rating. The VA is very unorganized when it comes to compensations. Ive known veterans who have been fighting for compensation for 10 plus years. And I have friends who dont wanna file becuase they think the VA wont give them compensation and they dont want to go through all the trouble of filing and going to evaluation appointments. Every veteran i meet i always tell them to file for everything they possibly can and to take advantage of every benefit they are entitled too regardless of the time it may take. In the end it will work out some way or another and once they see the compensation come in the weight of the world will fall of their shoulders.
@@Funnysquad-ps1ew I just don’t understand how a federal agency can get away with allowing veterans to wait years to get what they deserve! During the pandemic, we as a nation watched stimulus checks roll out in literally days! Grants and loans made available to hurting businesses…. rental assistance, on and on and on! Unemployment was basically revamped from old antiquated systems and checks issued within weeks! But we have a federal veteran association that’s been in existence for decades and can’t keep up with the people who fight for our country!! I don’t understand! The federal govt budgets millions for foreign aide snd we as a nation can’t help our own! We should be ashamed! I can’t believe we allow this to happen! 😠 rant over.