Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's death was not the result of his own willful misconduct, and he had a combined schedular disability evaluation of 80% due to service-connected disabilities. However, he did not have a total disability rating for 10 years prior to his death, nor was he entitled to a total disability based on individual unemployability for 10 years prior to his death.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were denied. The veteran was previously diagnosed with PTSD but the claim is considered new and material due to additional evidence.

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 claim for an increased rating for tinnitus, to include a separate evaluation for each ear, was denied as there is no legal basis for the assignment of an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

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 decision concludes that the veteran does not have legal basis to receive a higher disability rating.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation authorized by law.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and the claim for restoration of a 100 percent schedular rating for prostate cancer residuals was denied.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the version of Diagnostic Code 6260 in effect prior to June 2003 precludes such evaluations.

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 appeal for separate compensable evaluations for bilateral tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation available under VA regulations.

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.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, so a higher rating cannot be granted.

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 claim for separate 10% ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the VA regulations only allow a single 10% rating for bilateral tinnitus.

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

The veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned under Diagnostic Code 6260.