Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 2001 rating decision which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, as the veteran has not established any kind of error of fact or law.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in a rating decision from October 1989 that awarded service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for an increased evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability evaluation for service-connected tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned under current regulations.

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 claim for an increased evaluation is denied.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the December 1998 rating decision that granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent rating. The current version of Diagnostic Code 6260 does not allow for separate ratings for each ear, thus there was no misapplication of the criteria.

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 tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a rating in excess of this is denied.

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 claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear for tinnitus was denied. The motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in the August 16, 2001 rating decision which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent rating was dismissed without prejudice.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent since October 28, 2002.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1999 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a rating in excess of this has been denied.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus in each ear is denied as the maximum rating of 10 percent already applies to his condition.

The June 1994 rating decision granting service connection for bilateral tinnitus and assigning a 10 percent rating was not found to have clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

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

The December 1999 rating decision assigning a 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The July 2000 rating decision assigning an initial 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus was not found to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

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 tinnitus is already receiving the maximum disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher rating can be assigned under current regulations.

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.