Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 precludes such evaluations.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no higher evaluation can be granted under current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning separate evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher rating can be granted under current regulations.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as a matter of law due to the interpretation of VA regulations.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is rated as 10 percent disabling, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the December 1995 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus of each ear is denied.

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus disability is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no higher rating can be assigned under current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no higher rating can be assigned under current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the version of the regulation in effect prior to June 2003 precludes an evaluation in excess of a single 10-percent for tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no separate ratings for each ear are allowed under current regulations.

The veteran's tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, and thus no additional ratings can be granted.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2002 rating decision assigning a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at that time and the law was correctly applied. The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate ratings for tinnitus perceived in each ear is denied as a matter of law.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a separate rating for tinnitus in each ear, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the June 2000 decision. The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tinnitus as a result of disease or injury incurred during his active military service.

The March 1984 rating decision assigning a 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).