Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The Board denied separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear and also denied an increased rating for the shell fragment wound of the right posterior thorax area with retained foreign body. The veteran's claim is without legal merit as per VA regulations.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no further increase in evaluation is warranted.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for service-connected bilateral tinnitus is denied as the maximum rating of 10 percent is already assigned under applicable regulations.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the condition is assigned a single 10 percent rating under applicable VA regulations.

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

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus as there is no provision in the applicable rating schedule to assign such ratings.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent rating, and the Board finds no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear.

The veteran's initial rating for tinnitus has been denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and no further separate ratings can be granted.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for further VA examination.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for 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 appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear and denies the claim.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a maximum 10 percent disability rating, which is the highest available under current regulations. Therefore, an increased rating for tinnitus cannot be granted.

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for tinnitus was received, but denied the de novo issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure leading to current disabilities. The VA examiner found no connection between the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus and his naval service.