Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claims will be re-adjudicated after this process.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus do not warrant a compensable rating, as they are both rated at their maximum under applicable VA regulations. The claim for benign positional vertigo is also denied.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates on service connection for multiple disabilities, individual unemployability, and Dependents' Educational Assistance have been denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the veteran filed claims prior to 1979.

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the current single 10 percent evaluation assigned is already the maximum under VA rating criteria.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board has determined that there is no legal basis for assigning a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, right knee disorder, and left ear hearing loss as there is no legal basis to assign a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for each condition.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected bilateral tinnitus, to include separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

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

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected bilateral tinnitus was denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus of each ear is 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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis to grant a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating available, so a higher evaluation cannot be granted.

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

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent evaluations for tinnitus of each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating available.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating available (10%) has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and no higher rating can be granted under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. The RO denied a higher evaluation because there is no provision for separate ratings for each ear.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260 has already been assigned.

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the current single 10 percent evaluation assigned for tinnitus disability is the maximum under VA rating criteria.