Hearing Loss Compensation Tables

Here s an example to illustrate the point.

Hearing loss compensation tables.

Total loss of hearing. Compensation for noise induced hearing loss until recent times the damage caused by working in noisy environments was not fully appreciated by many companies. A table for determining compensable percentage of hearing loss has been promulgated by the commission. The average decibel loss is to be translated into percentage of compensable hearing loss of each ear according to the attached table.

Under no disadvantage compensation table a worker is entitled to compensation of 203 880 indexed annually for a total loss of hearing. As a result australians working in factories the building industry mining industry and other noisy workplaces were rarely provided with ear protection and hundreds of thousands of. Let s say your test results showed. You will then combine these two roman numeral in table vii bottom of this page to get the overall va hearing loss rating.

The secondary purpose is the medical and like expenses aspect of the claim that in this case is a good pair of hearing aids at no cost to the claimant. If you have 100 monaural hearing loss then you are eligible for one year of compensation at the rate set under the defense base act. Claims after 1 7 94 must be determined by an approved specialist. An example of a 60 va hearing loss disability rating.

Anything less than 100 hearing loss will result in that percentage of a year in compensation.