Tinnitus

Exactly what bigrex said. If your reassessment is because your getting a masking device, then that would bump it up to 10%. Shouldn’t take long because it’s automatically 10% award.
I put my application in late December. Seen audiologist in late January or early February and Got prescribed my masking device. Now the person who was taking care of my reassessment paper work was super slow, I had to call her 3 times to get her to send in my final paperwork, once she finally sent it in I had my papers letter come in no time. If you haven’t heard anything since February, and youve been prescribed a masking device, I’d call and see if she sent in the paper work.

Gunner

it would probably depend on why the reassessment was conducted. If it was merely because you were prescribed a masking device, it would be very cut and dry. They wouldn't need to look at medical records, or audiology reports. Just having the prescription for a masking device in the hands of an adjudicator, warrants an increase to any tinnitus claim that wasn't already assessed at 10% or more.

Gunner8 wrote:Thanks Newfie.

Copper, I would call and ask what’s going on. When my reassessment went to step 3, was only couple weeks then to step 4. My whole tinnitus reassessment from step 1 right til I got my award was only 3.5 months ish.

Gunner

Gunner when did you have your reassessment done? I know they're backlogged! Hoping its not too much longer.

Thanks Newfie.

Copper, I would call and ask what’s going on. When my reassessment went to step 3, was only couple weeks then to step 4. My whole tinnitus reassessment from step 1 right til I got my award was only 3.5 months ish.

Gunner

The reassessment I have in for Tinnitus went from Step 1 to Step 3 on Feb 23rd... and it still sits at Step 3.

Gunner8 that is excellent news. Hopefully within the next week your application will move to Step 3

Yesterday after I got off the phone with rehearing place they must of faded my audiogram right away. My status changed to step 2 on my application this morning. Hopefully the process speeds up from here.

So I called them today and they said they don’t have my audiogram. So I had to call the hearing place and see if they could send it but they said the audiologist who did it is out of the office all week. I was told that information would all be sent in back in February, the same time I was doing my tinnitus reassessment. Hopefully this process don’t take to long. I’m not sure if I will get a disability award either way, but I would like to get this taken care of as I do have some hearing loss. Thanks

Gunner

That really Odd because Most Tinnitus and hearing Application goes pretty quick.

Gunner, something don’t sound right. You should have at least moved to Step 2 when VAC sent you the medical questionnaire to be completed and then moved to Step 3 when the medical questionnaire was received back to VAC. That’s how my applications proceeded.

5 months and and my hearing loss application is still at step 1. First application was done in December. They have had all my documents now since February.

Date of application:Feb 12 2018 hearing loss - Step 3 May  11 2018 (3 month from step one to step three)

Gunner8 wrote:I called in. They have all the info. Almost 5 months now. There so inconsistent it’s ridiculous.

Gunner8 are you still at Step 1 after 5 months??

I called in. They have all the info. Almost 5 months now. There so inconsistent it’s ridiculous.

Art8 wrote:Yes I agree. I put a hearing loss one in at the same time and it’s still at step 1, since December.

Step one after 4 months i would be calling in. there must be something missing like a report or QOL report etc!