---
title: "§ 3.385 Disability due to impaired hearing."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 3.385"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/3.385-disability-due-to-impaired-hearing"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-3.385"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:35:52.168896Z"
---

# § 3.385. Disability due to impaired hearing.

For the purposes of applying the laws administered by VA, impaired hearing will be considered to be a disability when the auditory threshold in any of the frequencies 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 Hertz is 40 decibels or greater; or when the auditory thresholds for at least three of the frequencies 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, or 4000 Hertz are 26 decibels or greater; or when speech recognition scores using the Maryland CNC Test are less than 94 percent.

[59 FR 60560, Nov. 25, 1994]