Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board denied an increased rating as there is no legal basis for a separate rating for each ear.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the February 1983 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 properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for a separate compensable evaluation for the service-connected tinnitus is denied as per VA regulations, which only allow for a single 10% disability rating regardless of whether the tinnitus affects one ear or both.

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 veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus in each ear was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus.

The veteran's appeal for a separate 10 percent rating for his service-connected tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent. There is no legal basis to grant a higher rating, as the condition meets the criteria for the highest available evaluation under the applicable diagnostic code.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under the applicable rating criteria, so a higher rating cannot be granted.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, and no higher. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied because the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already assigned, and there is no legal basis to assign separate ratings for each ear.

The veteran's appeal of the February 2001 rating decision, which assigned a single 10 percent rating for bilateral tinnitus, was dismissed without prejudice to re-filing due to lack of valid CUE claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in the October 1989 rating decision that granted service connection for tinnitus disability, as there is no legal basis to assign separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus.

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

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA regulations, so no additional rating can be granted.

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