Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a rating in excess of this is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated as 10 percent disabling, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

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

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of a relationship between these conditions and his active service or any incident therein.

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain missing service records and medical records.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, which is the highest evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260. Therefore, no higher evaluation can be granted.

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

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

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

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

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent initial 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.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis for such a rating under the current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated as 10 percent disabling, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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 as there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and no legal basis exists for a separate evaluation in each ear.

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