Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2004

The VA denied a higher initial evaluation for tinnitus, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of the maximum schedular rating (10%) for service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to grant a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected tinnitus, finding that a single 10 percent rating is the maximum available under current regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus requires additional development and remands the case back to the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were incurred as a result of her active military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to separate 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus, finding that only a single 10 percent disability rating is authorized under current regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for tinnitus of each ear, finding that such ratings are not provided under applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already in place and no additional ratings are warranted under the current regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a separate schedular 10 percent rating for tinnitus in each ear, finding that only a single 10 percent rating is allowed under current regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the existing regulations do not allow for separate ratings for each ear.

The Board found that the revised version of Diagnostic Code 6260 precludes the assignment of separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus and that a single 10 percent rating is the maximum available for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate, schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus as a matter of law.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service acoustic trauma or other causative events.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for separate ratings of 10 percent each ear for tinnitus, finding that only a single evaluation is assignable under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for service-connected bilateral recurrent tinnitus, finding that only a single 10 percent rating is authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his bilateral tinnitus, finding that separate ratings for each ear under Diagnostic Code 6260 are not allowed due to the prohibition against such evaluations.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for bilateral tinnitus was denied as only one 10 percent evaluation is assignable for recurrent tinnitus, whether in one ear or both ears.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation available under the applicable diagnostic code is already assigned.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for bilateral tinnitus has been denied as the current regulations do not allow for separate ratings for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus has been rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent. The Board found no merit in his claim for separate evaluations for each ear, as tinnitus is considered a single disability regardless of its perceived location.