What are my chances of passing the hearing test at MEPS given that I have minor tinnitus?

John Dickerson I don't believe you will have any problem unless your tinnitus is way out of bounds... Take the test and see what you are rated at! good luck!

In MEPS they said my hearing was barely passable for what a 25C would need. Funny thing, last time I had it tested at the VA I failed the test 4 times in a row before they came into the chamber and told me I passed with flying colors and that nothing was wrong with me. To answer your question, there's a good chance you'll pass, the only way you'll know is if you try. Waivers are very hard to come by these days though.

When I joined in 2004, I had very minor tinnitus, not like it is now and passed. Once it got worse, as I was exposed to more loud noise, etc during my service I was issued hearing aids after going though a med board and had no problems serving while using them, and even deployed with hearing aids. My advice to you is just take the hearing test and do your best. Don't mention the tinnitus issues unless they are actually a problem, the military won't put you out for hearing difficulties, just total hearing loss, etc.