Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under VA regulations. The appeal for a higher evaluation is denied.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has already been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and thus a higher evaluation is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling and the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus is 10 percent. The appeal must be denied.

The veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no higher. The Board has determined that there is no legal basis for assigning a separate evaluation for each ear.

The Board denied the veteran's request for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus, finding that under applicable regulations only a single 10 percent rating could be assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating authorized under versions of Diagnostic Code 6260 in effect prior to and beginning June 13, 2003. The disability picture caused by the tinnitus is not so unusual as to render the application of the regular schedular rating provisions impractical.

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 division of ratings under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's appeal for a separate 10 percent rating for each ear for service-connected tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under VA regulations.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under VA regulations. The appeal for a higher evaluation is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent initial rating, and there is no legal basis for the assignment of separate ratings for each ear.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no separate evaluation for each ear is allowed under current regulations.

The veteran's tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, and thus no additional ratings can be granted.

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 initial rating.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus, to include entitlement to separate evaluations for each ear, was denied as there is no legal basis for a higher schedular rating.

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