Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude him from securing and following any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the veteran, and additional medical records are needed for consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that he was already receiving the maximum disability rating available under the applicable regulations.

The veteran's appeal for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as a matter of law due to the interpretation of VA regulations.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as a matter of law.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied his claim.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent and no additional evaluation is warranted.

The veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under VA rating criteria, and thus no additional evaluation can be granted.

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 tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no separate evaluation for each ear is allowed under current regulations.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in both ears 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 request for a higher 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 assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for separate evaluations for each ear for service-connected tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and therefore he does not have legal entitlement for separate 10-percent evaluations for 'bilateral' tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10% is assigned and no separate ratings are allowed under current regulations.

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 claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

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.