Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

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 veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus was denied. The motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in the August 16, 2001 rating decision which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent rating was dismissed without prejudice.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent since October 28, 2002.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1999 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation.

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the maximum rating of 10 percent already applies to his condition.

The June 1994 rating decision granting service connection for bilateral tinnitus and assigning a 10 percent rating was not found to have clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition is already assigned a single 10 percent rating.

The December 1999 rating decision assigning a 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The July 2000 rating decision assigning an initial 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

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

The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate schedular 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 service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under the applicable rating criteria, and no higher rating can be granted.

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 veteran's tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the RO denied a separate evaluation for each ear. There is no legal basis to award such a rating.

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

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the May 1980 rating decision that assigned a single 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus. The veteran's appeal was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear.

The December 1987 rating decision assigning a 10% initial disability evaluation for tinnitus was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).