Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already assigned.

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

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding no competent evidence of a current diagnosis or a link between his military service and the condition.

The veteran's service-connected 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 already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no higher evaluation can be granted under current regulations.

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 available (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 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a higher rating.

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

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 currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher rating.

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

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

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the June 1984 rating decision that assigned a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus, as there was a tenable basis in the record at the time.

The VA has determined that the appellant's service-connected tinnitus is rated at the maximum allowed under the applicable diagnostic code, and thus no higher evaluation can be granted.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher. The Board finds that there is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus, which is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 6260, cannot be increased as there is no provision for separate ratings for each ear. The maximum schedular rating has been assigned.