Learn how your comment data is processed. And last but not least, Build and Increase the Disability. I have been told that “your hearing loss is not that bad”, so I don’t need to be tested for words. Absent any hearing protection, you’re good to go for 40% after about six rounds. When only puretone results should be used to evaluate hearing What more can a Veteran add: You want this dude to just know that you’ve been down since you began to crawl. Not that he has any embedded bias in play here, I’m sure…. You don’t want to distract them and run the chance of coming up with flawed data. This is not a serious article. The guy with the wheel weights pulled it off from what I hear. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. VA is proud of its efforts to help Veterans maintain their hearing and speech health and well-being. Various levels of rating percentages can be issued based on the results of the testing. His eyes were almost orange from what I heard. Well, that and all those stories you all send in to me. More than 400 speech-language pathologists offer services at over 190 sites of care across VA. Good hearing, speech, and communication ability are essential to Veterans’ quality of life and their ability to live and function independently. I don’t recommend dining anywhere within a five-mile radius of a VAMC after a C&P nor leaving any props out of reach until you’re safely back home. Hum Eric Clapton’s Cream hit  If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all. Va Hearing Loss Rating Table ... Ads related to: How To Fail A Va Hearing Test Results from Microsoft . This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. December 1980: VA regional office (VARO) granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, albeit at a non-compensable level. Since I wear my hearing aids 24/7, I rarely experience how quiet everything is without them. The VA standards for disability for hearing loss are determined by the test results of speech recognition; pure tone threshold average; and/or combinations of both. We don’t think of this as cheating. Wait until after you get your rating and then add one or both in as an Axis 2 addiction secondary to the PTSD or MDD. That will throw cold water on the whole thing. The Maryland CNC test measures hearing loss using a 50-word exam that is designed to score how well you recognize the spoken word. When you return your gaze to the doctor, make sure he’s aware  that you definitely saw something. It’ll follow you around like a felony conviction. No bathing is suggested to more closely approximate your two week deployments on LLRP back in Qui Nonh in 67. These are my favorites I’ve encountered over my twenty seven years playing poker with VA. (see below), this is pure, unadulterated humor meant to entertain-not inform or condone fraud. Though I mentioned my uncertain answer when first broaching this topic, this question is one that haunts me every time I leave the audiologist’s office. A couple of things 1. AR15.COM is the world’s largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. What a bunch of scum-sucking freeloaders. Since that grievous mistake, I have taken honor codes very seriously and resolved to never cheat on an academic exam, even when I feared being kicked out of my major or not making graduation. As the tone got quieter and drifted towards piano, I kept to my mentally written sheet music. Long-term sustained virologic response (SVR) but…, HOW TO ACE ANY VA COMPENSATION & PENSION EXAM, FORT FUMBLE (DROC SEATTLE)–19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, EXPOSED VET RADIO SHOW THURSDAY 2/25/2021, Is VA spitting in the faces of CAVC Judges and Veterans with this Proposed Rule? View lab and test results; Order hearing aid batteries and accessories; Order prosthetic socks; COVID-19 vaccines at VA; Vacunas contra COVID-19 en el VA; Mga bakuna sa COVID-19 sa VA; Get medical records; Update health benefits info; Pay your VA copay bill. You show up and weigh in at 200 when you really weigh about 170. Never laugh. If not, then I hope, at least, I gain confidence and lose the reflex of coming to a hearing test prepared to cheat. With quick-moving classes and hard-to-understand words, I knew the hearing test was failing me more than I was failing it. Regardless of whether the pitch was high or low, I always knew how to translate them to piano notes. But if you’re cheating on a hearing test, it’s far from harmless. If you're distracted, you’re more likely to miss very faint test tones. How can you tell when someone is faking a hearing test. No need for a referral. One thing is guaranteed. Gee, Mr. Tetrault. Even if you are a VA C&P Examiner reading this, I think you would agree with me that you can think of a colleagues that is not doing what he or she is required to do. Speaking of liver dysfunction, if you really want to roll down the gastro doc’s socks, put a small drop of FD &C #3 yellow food dye in each eye for the Sclera Ictera from hell. I represent veterans before the VA and know too many suffering veterans who are waiting in long lines for the VA to approve their valid claims. There is one test, however, which I always cheat. Some VA claims need to show a weight loss of 10% of the gross weight you began with over a year. So, you weigh in at 200 on January 1, 2000. It’s good for another 10% on top of any hearing loss. Most veterans with hearing loss, even with hearing aids, find themselves rarely rated over 10%. Whether out of reflex, internalized shame about my loss, or simply taking the same test for too long, I do not know. Just for the record, and for Abby and Mr. Tetrault, Esq. History of hepatitis? It’s said people like Ms. Abby are forced to troll these sites looking to get a rise like a bass striking a Mepps Spinner. Hornswoggling the VA is a science and requires a keen mind and an agile wit. A State-by-State Guide for Hearing Aid Insurance, Top 10 hearing loss stories that defined 2020, Why sign language should be an official language, How the Deaf community are preserving Auslan. It’s my demented humor and love of life that produces it. I do not support scamming the VA by faking any disorder. Own the disability. Tinnitus is the #1 easiest VA disability claim to win by the way. A rabid love for books that has shaped my vocabulary, giving me the ability to infer from fragments of muffled syllables. Whether or not there was background noise made little to no difference in my results. In my heart, I know my losses are likely greater, but they cannot be measured easily because hearing tests are heavily flawed and incredibly easy to cheat. Jhary-a-Conel: 5/19/04 11:22 AM: I have always wondered how medical institutions can detect when someone is faking a test or more to the point when someone such as Much has been said on this topic. Obviously, she failed to read the article in its entirety to understand the humor. It is not something of which I am proud, and I know it hurts my relationships with others when I cheat on this test. Veterans With Hearing Loss - US Military Serving 2003-2015 earplugs.injurymatch.com. I do not condone cheating. If there’s a window behind you, frequently jerk your head around and look back for a few seconds. I have not had much C&P success at that facility. It’s humor with a bit or reality. Those same skills helped me find a sound that, otherwise, would have been out of my reach on the test. You can also accomplish this by staying up for 40 hrs before the C&P. Speech Recognition Score: Maryland CNC word list _____% right ear _____% left ear. Some years, I know why I cheated; in the years I had surgery, I could not fathom a true measurement of my loss because any loss stood in my mind as surgical failure. I fired probably 10,000 rounds with no hearing protection in Afghanistan and didn't have any damage according to them. However, for tinnitus, there is specific ways to prove your case with the VA. That’s called tinnitus and it’s nothing to worry about. That was me back in the back. The yellow FD&C #3 backfired on the Vet because he didn’t dilute it. As an Officer of the Court, I am not allowed to condone or encourage this behavior. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Obviously, the only way to get any bang for your buck is to have an indoor shooting range or a place where you can safely discharge a handgun just prior to departing for the hearing C&P. not, for VA purposes, hearing impairment reaches the level of a disability. Words like “phospholipid” and “parabola” were impossible to infer because they looked as strange as they sounded. Never be afraid to improvise but always practice it before you attempt it. Showing 1-7 of 7 messages. Though it may mean numbers I do not want to see in the future, I hope somebody out there comes up with a cheat-proof test. Yeppers. Oh for Pete’s sake Mr Tetrault, it says the weight has to be “sustained for three months or longer”. Between the repetition of the words and constantly looking at books, I could visualize the word in my head just from hearing the syllables. Having taken them yearly for almost 20 years, I know the tricks needed to fool my audiologists. Hepatitis C/Agent Orange – VA Claims Blog. You begin preparing for this test the moment you get a C&P date mailed to you. It is important at the beginning of the exam to move your chair as closely as possible to a corner. After preparing for about five hearing tests this way, you’ll begin to notice a high pitched ringing that never goes away. You can't cheat - you either hear it, or you don't! Find the frequency plotted along the bottom of the graph. Most (but not all) of your hearing will come back in the following weeks. You get the general idea. I tried mentioning this to my audiologist, but she said it was part of the test—one of the things tested is how well one infers from fragments of words. Christina is a 21-year-old with hearing loss. Ask your VA doctor for a hearing test if you have concerns about your hearing. The hearing test raped us before we left. Hearing loss has far-reaching effects on your health, so getting a baseline hearing test and annual follow-up tests can help you catch it early. Exposure to loud noise, even with hearing protection, can lead to a temporary … We don’t think of this as cheating. I certainly don’t need to teach all you Walmarket® “Slip on the Floor Club” members. But once you learn how to read and interpret your audiogram, you will better understand your hearing loss.Even more important, your hearing care professional will use the results to help determine the best type of hearing aid for you. After a lifetime of hearing tests, however, I certainly know enough to have a cheat method in place. ( Log Out /  If you have hepatitis C, this is a dramatic drop and indicative of nausea and emesis, anorexia and failure to thrive. Because I just read this study on blondes…, How can such an uber-educated individual be such a putz? I've never had a hearing test where I didn't push a button and I've had quite a few and 2. Though the list of words frustrated me, I found the different tones even more aggravating. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! People come to me and ask all manner of questions about VA things. Clear your mind and use the bathroom before the hearing test begins. And for Heaven’s sake, don’t go in there reeking of booze or pot. It has been said that cheating is wrong, dishonorable, and hurtful towards others as well as yourself. Va Hearing Exam Specifications . The Maybelline eye shadow just gives you that ghoulish look . Good job Mr. Developing my diaphragm to keep my sound loud, and therefore my pitch correct, kept me from being swayed by other voices. I cannot say how common such skills are among hearing test takers, but they are certainly strong enough for me to fool any audiologist who administers the test. When I took the hearing test, I found I have bit of a dip around 6kHz in my left ear which I don't have in my right ear. Even at levels where I knew that, without strain, the sound would be gone, I insisted on raising my hand to tell my audiologist “I hear the sound.” I kept my counting and my sheet music the same: 1-2-3-rest. In the 1950s standardized tests became the measure for school achievement and college admittance across the US. Mind you, these ploys aren’t anything I’ve done. Va C&p Hearing Test. And don’t bother the technician with these details. Are you a blond by any chance? From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. Just make sure you tell them its near-constant and strikingly loud. Away from the test, the same thing is true; “vtupip” translates to “stupid”; “aak oom” is “Lancome”; “up ake” means “cupcake”. He’s posted on this blog before, coincidentally enough, regarding veterans “gaming the system.” Living proof that even veterans attorneys whose native language is English can suffer from reading comprehension problems. How can you tell when someone is faking a hearing test. If you cheat, your chances of getting SC for anything are nil. ( Log Out /  2 days ago I had a hearing test at the VA and my audiologist (PhD) gave me all three tests. Training in music and dance allows me to manipulate the single pitch used to test different frequencies. Hearing loss, however, is a very objective VA claim, and an audiologist will measure your hearing loss at various decibels and frequencies to determine your VA rating for hearing loss. More words are lost, conversation becomes more difficult than it needs to be, and more energy than necessary is spent on strain. I reckon this is down to wearing cans everyday on this ear. My hearing loss is measured to be mild in my left ear, with my losses hovering around 25 dB. Was just wondering how they tell if you're bluffing or not. I have a hearing test this weekend. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Everyone who is an officer of the Court is required to observe that. Occasionally, the test would use F#, but more often than not, it used B. I always came prepared for that note, trying to think of where I could find it on a keyboard, starting with middle C and working my way through different octaves. Busted. Study, study, study. So you would have to fake it and then 3 months later fake it again. In March, sans wheel weights, you suddenly have “lost” 30 lbs – or about a 15% loss. Well, there’s always an answer to any good VA question that might turn a few heads so I’ll give you a few pointers. To my knowledge I’ve only been fooled by one Vet who was a drug addict.