---
title: "How to file a VA tinnitus + hearing loss claim (#1 most-claimed condition)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/howto/file-tinnitus-hearing-loss-claim.json"
tags: ["howto"]
---

# How to file a VA tinnitus + hearing loss claim (#1 most-claimed condition)

`GET /api/v1/howto/file-tinnitus-hearing-loss-claim.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://warriorsfund.org`
- URL: `https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/file-tinnitus-hearing-loss-claim.json`
- Auth: none declared

5-step Schema.org HowTo for tinnitus (#1 most-claimed VA condition, ~2.7M+ veterans rated) + hearing loss. Tinnitus capped 10% (38 CFR 4.87 DC 6260, single rating regardless of severity). Hearing loss rated 0-100% via audiogram (38 CFR 4.85). MOS-based acoustic exposure presumption, combat-veteran 38 CFR 3.304(d) presumption, foundation for secondary mental-health + sleep claims. 0% rating preserves free VA hearing aids.

## Response `200`

HowTo entity

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