Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

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

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

The veteran's request for a more than single, 10 percent rating for tinnitus was denied as there is no schedular basis to award such.

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

The VA denied the veteran's request for an increased evaluation of tinnitus, currently rated at 10 percent. The decision states that the Schedule for Rating Disabilities does not provide for a separate 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The RO denied the veteran's request for a higher initial rating because there is no provision for assignment of a separate 10 percent evaluation for each ear.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral tinnitus, to include entitlement to separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

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 is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The claim for a higher rating has been denied as there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

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 is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, 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 available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for a higher evaluation has been denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under the applicable rating criteria, and thus no additional compensation can be granted.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as the maximum disability rating of 10 percent is already assigned under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, which is the highest available under Diagnostic Code 6260. Therefore, a separate schedular 10 percent rating for each ear cannot be granted.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum authorized rating under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore a separate 10 percent rating for each ear cannot be granted.