Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that there is no legal basis for a higher rating.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum schedular disability rating of 10 percent, which is the highest available under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear, finding that there is no legal basis to award such ratings as per VA regulations.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for a higher initial evaluation has been denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

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 veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus of each ear is 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 claim for a separate 10 percent rating for his service-connected tinnitus was denied as the condition is already assigned a single disability evaluation of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral tinnitus, to include entitlement to separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable regulations. The claim for an increased evaluation to more than 10 percent is denied.

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 finds that there is no legal basis for an increased rating.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260 has already been assigned.

The veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the June 2002 rating decision assigning a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied. The current regulations do not allow for separate ratings for each ear, thus the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.

The veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in the November 1997 rating decision, which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, has been denied.

The Board has determined that there is no clear and unmistakable error in the May 1998 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim for this issue is denied.

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