Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 2000 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, thus denying the veteran's claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in the April 1992 rating decision that awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for an increased schedular evaluation.

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

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition is already assigned a single 10 percent rating.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the July 1993 or December 1998 rating decisions, as the veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus.

The May 1994 rating decision assigning a single 10 percent rating for bilateral tinnitus is not considered clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1998 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation.

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 request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings under the current VA rating criteria.

The veteran's appeal for separate compensable ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the current single 10 percent evaluation assigned is the maximum allowed under applicable VA rating criteria.

The VA has determined that the veteran's tinnitus, which is already rated at 10%, cannot be rated higher as there are no provisions in the current regulations for a rating higher than 10% for bilateral tinnitus. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for each ear was denied.

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 veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no additional ratings are granted.

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 request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

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

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings under the current VA rating criteria.

The veteran's claim for a schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus has been denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating available under the applicable regulations.

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