Hearing loss is compensable if you suffer the loss due to a work related injury. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation commissions reviews your hearing loss without the use of a hearing aid and with a pure-tone audiometer by air conduction alone. No allowance for presbycusis is to be made.<\/p>\n
Hearing loss in decibels is to be recorded at 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 3,000 cycles per second. The audiometer must be calibrated to the ANSI 1969 standard.<\/p>\n
The average decibel loss is translated into a percentage of compensable hearing loss of each ear according to a table that the Commission uses. Some examples from the table are:<\/p>\n
28 2.2<\/p>\n
29 3.6<\/p>\n
60 55.0<\/p>\n
61 56.7<\/p>\n
62 60.0<\/p>\n
89 98.8<\/p>\n
90 and over 100.0<\/p>\n
Joe Miller knows that some injured workers suffer a permanent partial or full disability. He can explain the added benefits the Virginia Workers\u2019 Compensation<\/a> law allows in these cases. He has helped thousands of Virginia injured employees get justice for their injuries. He’s been helping injured workers for over 25 years. Call law Joe Miller at 888-694-1671<\/a><\/strong> to discuss your case or complete my online form on www.Joemillerinjurylaw.com<\/a> for a consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hearing loss is compensable if you suffer the loss due to a work related injury. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation commissions reviews your hearing loss without the use of a hearing aid and with a pure-tone audiometer by air conduction alone. No allowance for presbycusis is to be made. Hearing loss in decibels is to be … <\/p>\n