Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

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 rating assignment.

The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to assign more than the maximum schedular rating available.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and a separate evaluation for each ear is not warranted.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned and upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned under the applicable VA regulations.

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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent evaluation, and no higher rating is warranted.

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 bilateral 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 bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning separate evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's claim for dual (separate) 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as a matter of law because the single 10 percent evaluation in the regulation recognized a unilateral or bilateral disorder.

The veteran's request for a more than single, 10 percent rating for tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for tinnitus in each ear.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for each ear for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating available under the applicable regulations has been assigned.