Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum rating of 10 percent, which is the highest evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a separate rating in each ear.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2002 rating decision.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the version of the regulation in effect prior to June 2003 precludes an evaluation in excess of a single 10-percent for tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and no further separate ratings are warranted.

The veteran's appeal for a separate 10 percent rating for his service-connected tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, including a claim for the assignment of separate 10 percent evaluations for each ear, was denied as there is no legal basis for such a rating.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning separate evaluations for each ear.

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

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for each ear for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus must be denied under both the old and current versions of DC 6260, as the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus by regulation has been upheld.

The veteran's service-connected 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 assigned a maximum rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning separate evaluations for each ear.

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a medical nexus between his current diagnoses and his service.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 2001 rating decision, as the veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim that the October 1998 decision, which assigned a 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus, was clearly and unmistakably erroneous (CUE). The Board found no error in the prior rating decision.

The Board has determined that there is no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1995 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 Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 2000 rating decision assigning a single 10% rating for tinnitus, as the correct facts were known at that time and the law was correctly applied. The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate ratings for tinnitus perceived in each ear is denied as a matter of law.

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no provision for such under VA rating criteria.