Hearing Loss and VA Disability Claims | hadit.com Veterans

Some years back I filed for Tinnitus, but I could not show it was service connected.
At my fist duty station, a Nike base in Georga where I served as a 95B1D, MP sentry dog handler, our battery commander insisted all security personal fire their service weapon (M1911A1) once a month. There was no "official" order, just a memo posted on the unit bulletin board. Back then no one had hearing ear protection, just like Basic and MP AIT. That is when my tinnitus began. It was a slow process and sort of creeped up on me. I seldom went on sick call during my career, a bad mistake. There was very little in my medical records to show any problems. I did get an appointment to see a hearing specialist at near-by Turner Air Force Base, but the results never got into my records. (the same thing happened in 1980 in Alaska regarding a knee injury).
So, I understand the reasons of denial, but it also shows how important it is to make sure everything gets into your records.

This is actually pretty good. Anymore, tinnitus is almost a give me, but it's not testable, so you end up with 10%. It really helps if you have record of hearing loss while still in the Military. I had an H3 rating and a DA waiver and the C&P for my hearing loss went though with no issues.
No matter where you end up on the Compensation side, the VA hearing program is very good. I was wearing hearing aids already when I applied and had pretty good ones. The ones the VA provided where a big step above and it's the closest thing I have had to normal hearing since my late 30's.