Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for clear and unmistakable error in the September 2001 rating decision that awarded service connection for tinnitus with a 10 percent disability evaluation, finding no legal basis for assigning a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a separate 10 percent rating for each ear for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating available under current regulations has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the May 2001 rating decision which granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied. The law was correctly applied, and there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for tinnitus in each ear.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for bilateral tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation for tinnitus.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for each ear, and the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for 'bilateral' tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating already assigned.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for an increased evaluation.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and the Board finds no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear.

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 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 service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the August 2001 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 service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum evaluation of 10 percent, and no higher rating can be granted under current regulations.

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the September 2001 decision assigning a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied.

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 tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis to award separate evaluations for each ear.