Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and residuals of herbicide exposure due to a lack of evidence.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions, and requests that he provide additional information about his employment history.

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

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 an increased evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and the initial noncompensable rating assigned for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation remains pending.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a single 10% rating, and separate evaluations for each ear are denied. The earlier effective date issue is remanded.

The veteran's appeal for separate compensable ratings for each ear with regard to his service-connected tinnitus disability was denied as there is no legal basis for the assignment of a maximum scheduler rating.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability evaluations for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 precludes separate 10 percent evaluations.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis to award a higher evaluation than the maximum of 10 percent.

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

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 compensable initial evaluation for each ear cannot be granted.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for his bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to assign a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear under the current regulations.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for separate evaluations for tinnitus in each ear as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher rating can be granted.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, which covers both ears. Therefore, separate evaluations for each ear are denied.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the November 2001 rating decision assigning a single 10% rating for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at that time and the law was correctly applied. The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate ratings for tinnitus perceived in each ear is denied as a matter of law.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, including separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation (10%) has been assigned.

The veteran's bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The RO denied an increased evaluation because there is no provision for separate ratings for each ear.