Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, so no additional ratings can be granted.

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

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

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

The VA has determined that the veteran's tinnitus, which is already rated at 10 percent, cannot be rated higher under any applicable regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected tinnitus, finding that a single 10 percent rating is the maximum allowed under current regulations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for numbness of the extremities, PTSD with depression, peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The appeal regarding these issues is dismissed.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and a separate rating for each ear is not warranted.

The Board determined that the August 2002 rating decision did not contain CUE as it correctly applied the law and regulations at the time, which allowed for a maximum 10% disability rating for tinnitus.

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

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

The veteran's request for a higher rating for his bilateral tinnitus, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, was denied because the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already assigned under Diagnostic Code (DC) 6260.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a higher disability rating for tinnitus, finding that the original decision was not tainted by clear and unmistakable error and that there is no legal basis to assign separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus.

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for an increased evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the condition is already rated at its maximum of 10 percent under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The VA has determined that the veteran's tinnitus, which is already rated at 10%, cannot be rated higher under any applicable regulations. The Board finds no legal basis for a rating higher than 10 percent.

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 evaluation for each ear cannot be granted.