Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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 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 currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board denied his claim for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development due to a previous Court decision.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus has been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent. As there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation, his appeal is denied.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis upon which to award such ratings.

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

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

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a higher rating.

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 has determined that the veteran's tinnitus, which is already rated at 10 percent under the applicable rating schedule, cannot be rated higher due to the provisions of Diagnostic Code 6260, which prohibits separate evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

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

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 precludes such evaluations.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus, and thus the case is dismissed.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum disability rating available under the applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's claim for separate initial schedular 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the condition is assigned a single 10 percent rating under applicable VA regulations.

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 Board found that the November 1987 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, was not based on clear and unmistakable error in failing to assign separate ratings for each ear. Therefore, the claim for this benefit is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in a February 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.