Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for 'bilateral' tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating already assigned.

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

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

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

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

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

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 assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

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

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the August 2001 rating decision assigning a single 10% rating for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at that time and the law was correctly applied.

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

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the September 2001 decision assigning a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied.

The veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, so a separate rating for each ear is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis to award separate evaluations for each ear.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the February 1993 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus of each ear 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.

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 bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum schedular disability rating of 10 percent, which cannot be increased further.

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