Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. He requests separate 10-percent ratings for each ear, but these are denied as a matter of law.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in the July 2000 rating decision that awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for assigning a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the December 1996 rating decision, which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, has been denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and a higher rating is denied as there is no legal basis for separate ratings.

The veteran's tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, and no separate ratings for each ear are warranted.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. He requests separate 10-percent ratings for each ear, but these are denied as a matter of law.

The Board found that the February 1977 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, was not based on clear and unmistakable error in failing to assign separate ratings for each ear. Therefore, the claim for this benefit is denied.

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 service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the March 1989 decision assigning a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear.

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 veteran's claim for dual (separate) 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as a matter of law because the single 10 percent evaluation in the regulation recognized a unilateral or bilateral disorder.

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

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

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 2000 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The veteran's claim is denied.

The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the February 2001 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus was denied. The motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in the December 22, 1989 rating decision which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent rating was dismissed without prejudice.

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

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

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