Hearing Loss Compensation Tables

Claims after 1 7 94 must be determined by an approved specialist.

Hearing loss compensation tables.

Let s say your test results showed. The main purpose of the claim is the monetary compensation the lump sum award which if awarded will comply with the hearing loss compensation table. Under no disadvantage compensation table a worker is entitled to compensation of 203 880 indexed annually for a total loss of hearing. You will then combine these two roman numeral in table vii bottom of this page to get the overall va hearing loss rating.

Compensation for noise induced hearing loss until recent times the damage caused by working in noisy environments was not fully appreciated by many companies. Monaural hearing loss means a loss of hearing in only one ear. 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. 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.

The average decibel loss is to be translated into percentage of compensable hearing loss of each ear according to the attached table. For claims after 1 july 1994 the percentage of hearing loss must be determined by an approved specialist. Here s an example to illustrate the point. 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.

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