Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis for such a rating under the current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated as 10 percent disabling, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for a higher rating is denied as there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

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

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

The veteran's tinnitus disability is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and no separate ratings are allowed under VA rating criteria.

The veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of in-service disability or a relationship to service.

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

The veteran's claim for a separate evaluation for each ear for service-connected tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award such an evaluation.

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

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

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling and the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus is 10 percent. Therefore, he is not entitled to a higher disability rating.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that there is no legal basis for a higher rating.

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

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in the November 1999 rating decision that granted service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent evaluation, finding no such error.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as a matter of law due to the interpretation of VA regulations by the Federal Circuit.