Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent rating, and the Board finds no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear.

The Board denied the appellant's request for separate initial schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus, as there is no provision for assignment of a separate rating for tinnitus in each ear under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The November 9, 1984 decision awarding a 10 percent rating for tinnitus is denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a rating in excess of this is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the August 2000 rating decision assigning a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at that time and the law was properly applied. The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate ratings for tinnitus perceived in each ear is denied as a matter of law.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis upon which to award such ratings.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the condition is assigned a single 10 percent rating under applicable legal authority.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating authorized under versions of Diagnostic Code 6260 in effect prior to and beginning June 13, 2003. The disability picture caused by the tinnitus is not so unusual as to render the application of the regular schedular rating provisions impractical.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus of each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board found no legal basis for a separate evaluation for each ear and denied the claim.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum rating of 10 percent, which is the highest available under Diagnostic Code 6260. No additional ratings can be granted.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus (bilateral) is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The RO denied a separate 10 percent rating for each ear, finding that the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260 has been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating authorized under versions of Diagnostic Code 6260 in effect prior to and beginning June 13, 2003. The disability picture caused by the tinnitus is not so unusual as to render the application of the regular schedular rating provisions impractical.

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

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's request for separate 10 percent ratings for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, as there is no provision for assignment of a separate rating for tinnitus in each ear under applicable 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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no additional ratings are granted.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and no further increase in rating is warranted.