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The Tinnitus Secondary Claim Playbook
Why 10% is almost always the rating — and what to do when the VA tries to give you 0%.
$67 — Instant PDF60–80 pages
What's Inside
- How PTSD, noise exposure, and blast trauma cause or worsen tinnitus
- Why the VA almost always rates tinnitus at 10% — and the one exception
- Filing tinnitus as secondary to PTSD, hearing loss, or acoustic trauma
- The nexus letter formula: what your doctor needs to say to make it stick
- C&P exam prep: what the examiner tests and how to describe your symptoms
- What to do when the VA rates you at 0% or denies service connection
- TDIU eligibility when tinnitus is part of your combined rating puzzle
- Appendix: pre-filing checklist, VA Form quick reference, rating criteria
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⚡ Do This Now
→ Pull your military audiogram records before anything else. No documented noise exposure = harder claim. Request them through the National Personnel Records Center.
Key Point
Tinnitus is rated under DC 7260 — one rating (10%) for any degree of bilateral tinnitus. Your fight is service connection, not the rating level.
Disclaimer: SecondaryClaims.com is an independent veteran-authored educational publisher. We are not accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under 38 CFR § 14.629 and do not provide legal advice.