MoD to compensate thousands of veterans over hearing loss

[Still Waters]

Thousands more ex-servicemen and women will receive compensation for hearing loss suffered during training or combat, the BBC has learned.

Military personnel are repeatedly exposed to loud noises, such as gunfire and bombing, during their careers.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has opposed many claims made by veterans experiencing hearing loss, arguing other sources of noise were to blame, individuals should have worn protection or their claims were too late.

Now it has accepted exposure to noise in the military has been a cause of hearing loss and that people discharged after 1987 could be eligible for compensation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c29d4l36139o