Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's claims for service connection for an adjustment disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, were denied. His claim for a higher initial rating for the bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

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

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 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 tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no further increase in ratings is warranted.

The veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no higher. The appeal for a more than single 10 percent rating for tinnitus has been denied.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, based on assignment of separate ratings for each ear, is denied as the revised version of Code 6260 precludes such a schedular rating.

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent evaluation for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition already has a single 10 percent rating assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent and no legal basis exists for a higher rating. The Board finds that referral for extraschedular consideration is not warranted.

The veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the highest possible level (10%) and no additional rating can be assigned.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

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

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

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the versions of DC 6260 in effect on and prior to June 13, 2003 precludes a schedular rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus.

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum evaluation of 10 percent, so separate evaluations for each ear are denied.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 2002 rating decision which assigned a single 10 percent rating for bilateral tinnitus, thus denying the claim.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis upon which to award such ratings.

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