VA Hearing Loss Rating Calculator

Our free calculator helps veterans learn more about VA hearing loss benefits they may be owed.

Veterans can enter their Puretone threshold and speech discrimination scores for each ear below to calculate what hearing loss VA disability rating they may be owed. Speech discrimination scores can be bypassed if you have been given permission to do so by the VA.

Estimated hearing rating: --%

Left ear

Right ear

Enter thresholds and discrimination scores to see your estimated rating.

This tool provides an estimated VA hearing loss rating based on 38 CFR § 4.85 and § 4.86. It is for informational purposes only and is not an official VA decision.

How our calculator works

Our calculator simplifies the steps for determining a hearing loss VA disability rating. However, if you would like to manually check or calculate your rating, the tables below can help.

First, using Table VI below, the VA takes the results from your hearing tests, and assigns you a Roman numeral between I and XI.

This numeral is based on the results of the CNC and the Puretone tests. The numeral you are assigned is located at the point where the two intersect. This is done for both ears, leaving the veteran with two Roman numerals representing the amount of hearing loss in each ear.

% of Discrimination

Puretone Threshold Average (db)

	0-41	42-49	50-57	58-65	66-73	74-81	82-89	90-97	98+
92-100	I	I	I	II	II	II	III	III	IV
84-90	II	II	II	III	III	III	IV	IV	IV
76-82	III	III	IV	IV	IV	V	V	V	V
68-74	IV	IV	V	V	VI	VI	VII	VII	VII
60-66	V	V	VI	VI	VII	VII	VIII	VIII	VIII
52-58	VI	VI	VII	VII	VIII	VIII	VIII	VIII	IX
44-50	VII	VII	VIII	VIII	VIII	IX	IX	IX	X
36-42	VIII	VIII	VIII	IX	IX	IX	X	X	X
0-34	IX	X	XI	XI	XI	XI	XI	XI	XI

Next, using Table VII below, the VA assigns hearing loss ratings by combining the Roman numeral designations for hearing impairment in each ear.

The horizontal rows represent the ear with the better hearing and the vertical columns the ear with poorer hearing. The percentage evaluation is located where the row and column intersect.

If impaired hearing is service-connected in only one ear, the non-service-connected ear will be assigned a Roman Numeral designation for hearing impairment of I.

Better Ear

Poorer Ear

	XI	X	IX	VIII	VII	VI	V	IV	III	II	I
XI	100
X	90	80
IX	80	70	60
VIII	70	60	50	50
VII	60	60	50	40	40
VI	50	50	40	40	30	30
V	40	40	40	30	30	20	20
IV	30	30	30	20	20	20	10	10
III	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	10	0
II	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0
I	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	XI	X	IX	VIII	VII	VI	V	IV	III	II	I

Poorer Ear

You can learn more about VA hearing loss ratings by reading our blog post on the subject.

VA Hearing Loss Rating Calculator

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