Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected bilateral tinnitus has been denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular disability rating available under the applicable rating criteria.

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 appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as there is no schedular basis to award more than the maximum single, 10 percent rating.

The veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and no higher rating can be granted.

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

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his active military service.

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA regulations, and no further increase in rating is warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for his service-connected tinnitus, finding that a single 10 percent evaluation is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent evaluations for service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating available (10%) has already been assigned.

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 criteria for such a determination.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2000 rating decision, which assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation for service-connected tinnitus. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus of each ear is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in the October 2002 rating decision that awarded service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for assigning a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

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

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 is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and a separate rating for each ear is not available under current regulations. The claim for an increased rating is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10% is already assigned.

The Board has determined that the October 2, 1997 rating decision did not constitute clear and unmistakable error of law in assigning a 10 percent rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied the claim of clear and unmistakable error in a July 2001 RO decision which granted service connection and a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, finding that the law in effect at that time was correctly applied.