Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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 October 1993 rating decision that assigned a single 10% disability evaluation.

The Board has determined that there is no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1990 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim must be denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds no legal basis for a separate evaluation for each ear.

The veteran's appeal for clear and unmistakable error in the February 2001 rating decision that assigned a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral tinnitus is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore a separate rating for each ear cannot be granted.

The veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no higher. The appeal for a more than single 10 percent rating for tinnitus has been denied.

The veteran's request for a more than 10 percent rating for tinnitus was denied as there is no schedular basis to award such.

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

The veteran's request for a more than 10 percent rating for tinnitus was denied as there is no schedular basis to award such.

The veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no basis for assigning more than a single, 10 percent rating.

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

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings under the current VA rating criteria.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear of tinnitus is denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no higher ratings are available under current regulations.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and therefore separate ratings for each ear are denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and therefore no additional ratings can be granted.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus, to include entitlement to separate evaluations for each ear, is denied as the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus under applicable diagnostic code is 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, which is the highest available for this condition. Therefore, an increased rating cannot be granted.

The veteran's tinnitus is already receiving the maximum schedular disability rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear.