Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher rating can be granted.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, which covers both ears. Therefore, separate evaluations for each ear are denied.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the November 2001 rating decision assigning a single 10% rating for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at that time and the law was correctly applied. The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate ratings for tinnitus perceived in each ear is denied as a matter of law.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, including separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation (10%) has been assigned.

The veteran's bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The RO denied an increased evaluation because there is no provision for separate ratings for each ear.

The February 13, 2003 rating decision denied the veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus as Diagnostic Code 6260 did not allow for such a division.

The Board found that the July 2002 and March 2003 rating decisions, which granted a single 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus, were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

The Board denied a rating higher than the current 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular rating is available under the applicable regulations.

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

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10% has been assigned and upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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 separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition only warrants a single 10 percent evaluation.

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

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 request for an increased evaluation for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned under Diagnostic Code 6260.