Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

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

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

The VA denied the veteran's request for an increased evaluation of tinnitus, currently rated at 10 percent. The decision states that under Diagnostic Code 6260 there is no provision for assignment of a separate 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher. The appeal for an increased evaluation is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher rating can be granted.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore separate ratings for each ear are denied.

The veteran's request for a higher evaluation for his service-connected tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and thus no higher rating can be granted.

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

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the July 4, 1997 rating decision assigning a single 10% rating for tinnitus. 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 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 2002 rating decision which assigned a single 10 percent rating for bilateral tinnitus, as the regulations governing its rating did not incorrectly apply at that time.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in the September 2001 rating decision that awarded service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for assigning a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating available under current regulations has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the May 2001 rating decision which granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied. The law was correctly applied, and there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for tinnitus in each ear.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for bilateral tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear, and the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.