Hearing Loss/Tinnitus
Can I Get a Hearing Aid from the VA?
Fact sheet explains the qualifications a veteran needs in order to get a hearing aid from the VA. Document is in .pdf format.
Explains how we hear; causes, effects and symptoms of noise-induced hearing loss; and describes treatments and research. How to recognize hearing loss.
Fact sheet from the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research includes a description of symptoms and information on evaluation and treatment. Document is in .pdf format.
Use the drop down menu on the page to find self-help groups in your area where you can exchange information and talk with other people with tinnitus.
VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
Works to alleviate the communicative, social and economic problems resulting from auditory system impairments. Steps on filing a claim for service connection for hearing loss (document is in .pdf format).
Comprehensive inter-disciplinary care at 4 Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers and 21 Polytrauma Network Sites for veterans and returning service members with injuries to more than one physical region or organ system. Each site treats Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), hearing loss, amputations, fractures, burns and visual impairments. Check out the locations of all sites.
