{"data":{"id":"us-va/16vac30-50-130","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"16VAC30-50-130","heading":"Rule 12. Hearing loss table","body":"A table for determining compensable percentage of hearing loss shall be promulgated by the commission.\n\nAll determinations are to be made (i) without the use of a hearing aid; and (ii) with a pure-tone audiometer by air conduction alone.\n\nHearing loss in decibels is to be recorded at 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 3,000 cycles per second. The audiometer shall be calibrated to the ANSI 1969 standard.\n\nThe average decibel loss is to be translated into percentage of compensable hearing loss of each ear according to the following table:\n\nAverage Decibel Loss\n\nPercent of Compensable Hearing Loss\n\n27\n\n.8\n\n28\n\n2.2\n\n29\n\n3.6\n\n30\n\n5\n\n31\n\n6.7\n\n32\n\n8.3\n\n33\n\n10\n\n34\n\n11.7\n\n35\n\n13.3\n\n36\n\n15\n\n37\n\n16.7\n\n38\n\n18.3\n\n39\n\n20\n\n40\n\n21.7\n\n41\n\n23.3\n\n42\n\n25\n\n43\n\n26.7\n\n44\n\n28.3\n\n45\n\n30\n\n46\n\n31.7\n\n47\n\n33.3\n\n48\n\n35\n\n49\n\n36.7\n\n50\n\n38.3\n\n51\n\n40\n\n52\n\n41.7\n\n53\n\n43.3\n\n54\n\n45\n\n55\n\n46.7\n\n56\n\n48.3\n\n57\n\n50\n\n58\n\n51.7\n\n59\n\n53.3\n\n60\n\n55\n\n61\n\n56.7\n\n62\n\n58.3\n\n63\n\n60\n\n64\n\n61.7\n\n65\n\n63.3\n\n66\n\n65\n\n67\n\n66.7\n\n68\n\n68.3\n\n69\n\n70\n\n70\n\n71.7\n\n71\n\n73.3\n\n72\n\n75\n\n73\n\n76.4\n\n74\n\n77.8\n\n75\n\n79.2\n\n76\n\n80.6\n\n77\n\n82\n\n78\n\n83.4\n\n79\n\n84.8\n\n80\n\n86.2\n\n81\n\n87.6\n\n82\n\n89\n\n83\n\n90.4\n\n84\n\n91.8\n\n85\n\n93.2\n\n86\n\n94.6\n\n87\n\n96\n\n88\n\n97.4\n\n89\n\n98.8\n\n90 and over\n\n100\n\nNo allowance for presbycusis is to be made","path":["Title 16. Labor And Employment","Agency 30. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission","Chapter 50. Rules of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title16/agency30/chapter50/section130/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:12Z","sha256":"aa94fc771bc93f96ac47708552a558c30b6bba262c93a7a93cdc73d3372c81a2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/16vac30-50-120","next":"us-va/16vac30-50-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}