Originally Posted by
ancientaviator62
I assume that MOD would claim that any hearing impairment in some of us older generation would be age related and not work related. .
Two points. They can tell the difference between age related deterioration and noise induced hearing loss.
More importantly is the evidential trail to NIHL before retirement. If you were not medically downgraded and you are not applying immediately after retirement then they have wriggle room. You would then need expert evidence that your NIHL was not from recent cause.