Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's 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 assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for an increased evaluation.

The veteran's initial rating for tinnitus has been denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already in place.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in the February 1998 rating decision that granted service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for assigning a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board found that the August 7, 1998 rating decision was correct in assigning a single 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus and did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and a separate rating for each ear is denied.

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 claim for an increased rating for tinnitus, to include entitlement to a separate rating for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating available under VA regulations has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent. There is no legal basis to grant a higher rating, as the condition meets the criteria for the highest available evaluation under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently assigned a 10 percent rating, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for more than one 10 percent rating is denied.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board has determined that a higher evaluation cannot be granted as there is no legal basis for separate ratings in each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating authorized under versions of Diagnostic Code 6260 in effect prior to and beginning June 13, 2003. The disability picture caused by the tinnitus is not so unusual as to render the application of the regular schedular rating provisions impractical.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been denied. The maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260 is a single 10 percent evaluation, regardless of whether the tinnitus is perceived as unilateral or bilateral.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10% has been assigned and upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The Board found that the December 1999 rating decision was correct in assigning a single 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus, as it was consistent with the regulations in effect at the time. The veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1994 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus of each ear is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to separate ratings for tinnitus perceived in each ear, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the January 2002 rating decision that assigned a single 10% disability evaluation.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to separate 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 evaluation.