May be of interest to those working at the noisy end ...

[Barch]

The US Navy is introducing new ear protection for deck crew.

 

[Spearmint]

Probably something to do with this?

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I've got my own claim going through my solicitors as I suffer quite badly from Tinnitus. I also tried to get some decent headsets (with throat mic) sorted for the guys on F35 when I managed the Flight Line. Some bellend in the LDT who didn't know the jet, didn't know the science I was talking about, and couldn't be arsed so just fobbed me off.

Top tip, do not go through the AFCS as it's geared against you i.e., next to **** all sympathy and staffed by dinosaurs. Not only that if they have already looked at your case there is nothing an independent solicitor can do.

 

[Downsizer]

Probably something to do with this?

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I've got my own claim going through my solicitors as I suffer quite badly from Tinnitus. I also tried to get some decent headsets (with throat mic) sorted for the guys on F35 when I managed the Flight Line. Some bellend in the LDT who didn't know the jet, didn't know the science I was talking about, and couldn't be arsed so just fobbed me off.

Top tip, do not go through the AFCS as it's geared against you i.e., next to **** all sympathy and staffed by dinosaurs. Not only that if they have already looked at your case there is nothing an independent solicitor can do.

Did you have a diagnosis of tinnitus when you left?

 

[Spearmint]

Did you have a diagnosis of tinnitus when you left?

Was going through diagnostics so I had an MRI to make sure nothing was growing that shouldn't be, that turned out to be clear. IIRC it was put down as work related hearing loss, especially as my previous hearing tests were showing as tracking against age related hearing loss, right up until I started work on the F35 which is when it dipped right off.

Started the process within the 2 years (Covid slowed things down) of going to the docs about it, the MOD have admitted they are at fault so just waiting on them to give my solicitors the requested documents. I suspect they'll take that to the wire in the hope I die before they have to pay.

 

[Spearmint]

Was going through diagnostics so I had an MRI to make sure nothing was growing that shouldn't be, that turned out to be clear. IIRC it was put down as work related hearing loss, especially as my previous hearing tests were showing as tracking against age related hearing loss, right up until I started work on the F35 which is when it dipped right off.

Started the process within the 2 years (Covid slowed things down) of going to the docs about it (including the solicitors own independent), the MOD have admitted they are at fault so just waiting on them to give my solicitors the requested documents. I suspect they'll take that to the wire in the hope I die before they have to pay.

 

[Barch]

Was going through diagnostics so I had an MRI to make sure nothing was growing that shouldn't be, that turned out to be clear. IIRC it was put down as work related hearing loss, especially as my previous hearing tests were showing as tracking against age related hearing loss, right up until I started work on the F35 which is when it dipped right off.

Started the process within the 2 years (Covid slowed things down) of going to the docs about it, the MOD have admitted they are at fault so just waiting on them to give my solicitors the requested documents. I suspect they'll take that to the wire in the hope I die before they have to pay.

I'm in the middle of a claim. My solicitors have told me it is taking the MOD about 18 months from the initial request to release the claimants' medical and service history documents.

I requested my service and medical documents from Cranwell about 10 years ago and funnily enough the medical records were unavailable.

 

[Cornish_Pikey]

I fairly recently got all my docs held by the RAF including medical notes. Med centres even kept documents such as hasteners for hearing tests to prove they chased me along to get them done.

A very, very different set of medical notes to the ones provided when I left.

 

[Rigga]

If you want some help with hearing DONT go to any RAF charity - theyre shit. Go to the Roayal British Legion . My hearing aids from them were free to me but cost 2.5k including 4 years insurance.

 

[Downsizer]

I fairly recently got all my docs held by the RAF including medical notes. Med centres even kept documents such as hasteners for hearing tests to prove they chased me along to get them done.

A very, very different set of medical notes to the ones provided when I left.

How did you do this?

 

[Cornish_Pikey]

How did you do this?

I filled out a MOD SAR form 1694 and asked nicely for all the details.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/712157/20180530-MOD_SAR_Form_1694.pdf

In part 3 I put "Full service record YYYY-YYYY including all medical records held."