Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1992 decision granting service connection for bilateral tinnitus with a rating of 10 percent. The veteran is already receiving the maximum schedular rating allowed by the applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available (10 percent), and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the November 2001 decision that granted service connection for tinnitus with a single 10 percent rating.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the June 2000 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus of each ear is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher. The appeal for a separate rating for each ear has been denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent is denied.

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

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

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 veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore no additional ratings can be granted.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for service-connected tinnitus in each ear was denied as the law does not permit such a rating. The maximum permissible schedular rating of 10 percent is assigned for bilateral tinnitus.

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

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 claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus has been assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent have not been met.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for the service-connected tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to assign more than a single 10 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for service-connected tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned under the applicable VA regulations and criteria.