Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of a right knee injury, and gynecological disorder including irregular menstrual periods.

The veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA regulations, so no additional rating can be granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an increased disability rating for his service-connected tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating available under current regulations is 10 percent.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, and no higher. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

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

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus as the maximum schedular rating available under current regulations is already assigned.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned under the applicable VA regulations and diagnostic code.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to assign a schedular evaluation in excess of the maximum available rating.

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

The veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

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 bilateral tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 2001 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently evaluated as a maximum of 10 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. Therefore, an increased disability rating for tinnitus cannot be granted.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for dual (separate) 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the regulation did not allow for separate ratings and that the RO decision was not CUE.

The veteran's appeal for separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available (10%). The RO denied his request for separate ratings for each ear, as there is no provision for such under Diagnostic Code 6260. As a result, the appeal must be denied.

The veteran is receiving a 10 percent schedular rating for bilateral tinnitus, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The legal criteria for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear are not met as a matter of law.