3.1 Hearing
aids and hearing aid services and supplies may be covered for those
Active Duty Family Members (ADFMs) with a profound hearing loss
as described below. Benefits under this Section are only available
for a dependent of a member of the Uniformed Services on active
duty, to include all members covered under the Transitional Assistance
Management Program (TAMP).
3.1.1 Profound
hearing loss (adult). An “adult” (a spouse as defined in
32 CFR 199.3(b) of a member of the Uniformed
Services on active duty for more than 30 days) with a hearing threshold
of:
3.1.1.1 40 dB HL or greater in one
or both ears when tested at 500, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000, 3,000, or 4,000Hz;
or
3.1.1.2 26 dB HL or greater in one
or both ears at any three or more of those frequencies; or
3.1.1.3 A speech recognition score
less than 94%.
3.1.2 Profound
hearing loss (child). A “child” (an unmarried child of an active
duty member who otherwise meets the criteria (including age requirements)
in
32 CFR 199.3 of
this part) with a 26dB HL or greater hearing threshold level or
one or both ears when tested in the frequency range at 500, 1,000, 2,000,
3,000, or 4,000Hz.