Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum schedular rating available, which is 10 percent. The Board denied his appeal for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent and no higher, as the maximum rating for bilateral tinnitus under Diagnostic Code 6260 has been assigned.

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

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

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

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

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

The VA has denied the appellant's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already in place and no higher rating can be granted.

The veteran's request for a more than 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 bilateral tinnitus has been assigned a maximum 10 percent disability rating, and the Board finds that separate ratings for each ear are not warranted under current regulations.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation allowed under VA regulations.

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the version of Diagnostic Code 6260 in effect prior to June 13, 2003, requires a single evaluation for recurrent tinnitus regardless of whether it is perceived in one ear or both ears.

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus of each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, which only allows a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus regardless of whether it affects one or both ears. Therefore, an increased evaluation beyond 10 percent is denied.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for tinnitus, to include a separate rating for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating available under VA regulations has already been assigned.

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the VA interpretation of the applicable disability rating criteria limits a veteran to a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, regardless if it is unilateral or bilateral.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent since July 31, 2001.