4/28/03

In response to your letter on  4-2-03.

Since my discharge from the Military Service, I have had no exposure to loud noises.

My work history since I came back from Viet Nam is:

                Cline Cadillac (lot boy)

                Thompson Auto Parts (Counter man)

                Ski Lodge in Washington (snow groomer)

                Water Softener Company (worked on water softeners)

                Hillcrest Shopping Center (Maintenance Man)

                8^th Street Market Place (Maintenance Man)

                Owned a cattle ranch (cows, horses, etc...)

                Kitchen & Bath remodel (self-employed

                Independent Electronics Technician (self-employed)

Hobbies

               I like to do wood caving and leather braiding and engraving.

  I had a Hearing Evaluation done on 3-31-2003 by Dr. Clair L. Ketchum at the “Hearing and Balance Center at the Elks, Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital.” The report states that my configuration of hearing loss, as well as my tinnitus, is consistent with exposure to loud sounds. I served in the Army in Viet Nam, I was in an Artillery unit, constantly around loud noises.

Hugh C. Rowland

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