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Old 10-01-2010, 12:27 PM
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This is what I was told. Hearing aids are not medical corrections to a problem. They are an assistance to improve the hearing by magnifying sounds.

It is the same with glasses. If you get glasses, some insurance companies offer a discount plan that can usually be beat by the ads in the paper. If you go for cataract surgery they pay the whole boat (or a percentage) because it is a medical improvement.

When I went for hearing aids I was told that VA will usually give a discount but I am not VA.

Hope this helps.
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