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VA RIN: 2900-AN18 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Hearing Impairment 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs proposes to amend its regulations regarding hearing impairment. The amendments will update audiometry testing criteria to reflect current medical information and provide a nonsubstantive typographical revision to an evaluation table. The intended effect of this action is to reflect medical advances regarding traumatic hearing loss and revise a current evaluation table for easier use. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.386    38 CFR 4.85   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501(a)    38 USC 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: maya.d.ferrandino@va.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Maya Ferrandino
Consultant, Regulations Staff, C&P Service (211D)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:727 319-5847
Email: maya.d.ferrandino@va.gov