840,000+ vets receive disability comp for tinnitus
The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) has spent 2013 saluting members of the United States military and veterans, because they suffer from tinnitus disproportionately from the rest of the civilian population. For the past five years, tinnitus has been the number one service-connected disability for veterans from all periods of service and is particularly prevalent in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) more 840,000 veterans currently receive disability compensation for tinnitus alone.