Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the legal criteria for separate 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus in each ear, as the maximum rating available under current regulations is a single 10 percent evaluation. The appeal is denied.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 2001 rating decision which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, as the veteran has failed to establish any kind of error of fact or law.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no separate ratings for each ear are allowed under current regulations.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for 'bilateral' tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to award such.

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

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

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new examination to assess his current hearing loss and tinnitus conditions.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation for tinnitus.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no further increase in rating is warranted.

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. The appeal for a higher rating is denied as there are no legal grounds to award separate ratings for each ear, and no factors warranting extraschedular consideration have been shown.

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

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent evaluation for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the regulation only allows for a single 10 percent rating.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus of each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus has already been assigned.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 precludes such evaluations.

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent ratings for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied because the condition is assigned a single 10 percent disability rating under applicable legal authority.

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

The Board denied the appellant's request for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, as there is no provision for assignment of a separate rating for tinnitus in each ear under applicable VA regulations.

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