Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the February 1993 rating decision, which granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim for separate ratings for tinnitus of each ear is denied.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already receiving the maximum schedular disability rating of 10 percent, which cannot be increased further.

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 tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and no higher rating can be assigned.

The Board found that the May 1977 rating decision, which assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation for tinnitus, was not based on clear and unmistakable error. The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available.

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 already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore no legal basis exists for a separate schedular evaluation in each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum schedular disability rating of 10 percent, which is the highest available under the applicable rating criteria.

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 rating.

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 a rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus was denied. The claim of CUE in the September 2001 rating decision assigning only a 10 percent initial disability rating for bilateral tinnitus was also denied.

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.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent evaluations for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum rating of 10 percent is already assigned under applicable regulations.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and no higher rating is warranted as there is no legal basis for a separate rating for each ear.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a December 1999 RO decision which granted a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, as the law in effect at that time was correctly applied.

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