Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and a separate rating for each ear is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus as there is no provision in the applicable rating schedule to assign such ratings.

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

The veteran's initial rating for tinnitus has been denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and no further separate ratings can be granted.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for further VA examination.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for 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 appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear and denies the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tinnitus that is related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent disability rating, which is the highest available under current regulations. Therefore, an increased rating for tinnitus cannot be granted.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and a separate rating for each ear is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for tinnitus was received, but denied the de novo issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure leading to current disabilities. The VA examiner found no connection between the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus and his naval service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a compensable rating for his hearing loss, as well as his claim for service connection for psychiatric disability. The RO was instructed to schedule the veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum rating authorized under VA's Rating Schedule. There is no legal basis for an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, a 10 percent rating. No further increase in rating is granted.

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