Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 2076

Veterans: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 29 July 2024

Answered: 6 September 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department (a) is providing and (b) plans to provide to veterans that experienced hearing loss during their service.

Answer

Al Carns

There is no individual compensation scheme for hearing loss. The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) compensates for any injury (including Noise-Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss), illness or death which was caused by or worsened by service on or aft...

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