Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2006

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

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

The Board denied the veteran's request for separate initial schedular 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus, finding that only a single 10 percent rating is available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no clear and unmistakable error in granting service connection for tinnitus with a single 10% evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating available (10 percent), and no separate ratings for each ear are warranted.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned under the applicable VA regulations.

The Board found that the November 2001 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 Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the June 1991 rating decision that assigned a single 10% disability evaluation for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at the 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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, a 10 percent rating. Therefore, no further increase in rating is warranted.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a rating in excess of this is denied.

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

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1999 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 Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 20, 1993 rating decision assigning a 10 percent evaluation for service-connected bilateral tinnitus. The veteran is already receiving the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of CUE in an April 9, 1998 rating decision which assigned a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the August 1996 decision assigning a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the regulation only allows a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, whether perceived as unilateral or bilateral.

The veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus was denied. The claim of CUE in the June 2001 rating decision, which assigned only a 10 percent initial disability rating for bilateral tinnitus, was also denied.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 clearly precludes more than a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 precludes more than a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus.