Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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 claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10% is already assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and thus no higher rating can be granted.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum evaluation authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260, which allows for a single 10 percent rating regardless of whether perceived as unilateral or bilateral. Therefore, his request for an increased evaluation is denied.

The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the May 1998 decision assigning a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus, as the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260 is already assigned. The veteran continues to be in receipt of this maximum schedular rating.

The Board has determined that there is no clear and unmistakable error in the June 2001 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim for this issue is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no further increase in evaluation is warranted.

The veteran's appeal 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 separate 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the revised VA rating criteria, effective June 2003, only authorized a single 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus regardless of whether it is perceived as unilateral or bilateral.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, to include entitlement to a separate evaluation for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation available under all applicable VA regulations has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, so a separate rating for each ear is denied.

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

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

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

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

The veteran's tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the RO denied a separate evaluation for each ear. The maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260 (recurrent tinnitus) has been assigned.

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 appeal for separate schedular 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating already assigned.