Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The February 13, 2003 rating decision denied the veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus as Diagnostic Code 6260 did not allow for such a division.

The Board found that the July 2002 and March 2003 rating decisions, which granted a single 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus, were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

The Board denied a rating higher than the current 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular rating is available under the applicable regulations.

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

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10% has been assigned and upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings under the current VA rating criteria.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition only warrants a single 10 percent evaluation.

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and no additional rating can be granted.

The veteran's request for an increased evaluation for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition only warrants a single 10 percent evaluation.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus 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% ratings for each ear of tinnitus is denied as the condition is evaluated under a single rating.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum evaluation of 10 percent, and a higher rating is denied.