Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus, to include separate evaluations for each ear, was denied as there is no legal basis for a higher schedular rating.

The veteran's claim for separate schedular 10 percent ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the condition is assigned a single 10 percent disability rating under applicable legal authority.

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 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 VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, as the condition is currently rated at its maximum under the applicable diagnostic code.

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 tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent rating, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code (DC) 6260. There is no legal basis for the assignment of a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already receiving the maximum evaluation authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260, which is a single 10 percent rating for recurrent tinnitus in either ear. The veteran cannot receive a higher evaluation as it would be contrary to the regulations.

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for each ear of his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation has already been assigned.

The veteran's tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, and no separate ratings for each ear are warranted.

The Board has determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the May 2000 rating decision which awarded service connection for tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation. The veteran's claim is denied.

The July 1988 rating decision that granted service connection for tinnitus and assigned a single 10 percent rating is not considered to contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The veteran's request for separate 10 percent disability ratings for each ear for tinnitus was denied as there is no provision for such under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and a separate evaluation for each ear is not warranted. The appeal is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted as there is no legal basis to award separate schedular evaluations for tinnitus in each ear.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for compliance with VCAA requirements, including providing proper notice and assistance.

The veteran's appeal for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus disability is denied as there is no legal basis to award such. The denial of clear and unmistakable error in prior rating decisions which initially assigned a single rating and/or continued such single rating is also denied.