Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the October 10, 2002 rating decision that granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and assigned a 10 percent rating. The claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of degenerative disc disease, peripheral neuropathy, left knee arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, or tinnitus. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

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 claim for increased evaluations for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for healed corneal scars of the right eye, with cataract, and a separate rating for bilateral tinnitus was denied. The veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for his right eye disability or a separate rating for each ear for tinnitus.

The veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and no higher rating can be assigned.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and a separate evaluation for each ear is not allowed under current regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260, so a separate rating for each ear cannot be granted.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the revised rating criteria from June 13, 2003, only authorize a single 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and therefore he does not have legal entitlement for separate 10-percent evaluations for 'bilateral' tinnitus.

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 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 claim for dual (separate) 10 percent disability ratings for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the law does not allow for separate ratings for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear. As a result, the claim for an increased evaluation for tinnitus is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The claim for an increased disability rating is denied as there is no legal basis to assign a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and PTSD, finding that the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is already assigned for each condition.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable evaluations for tinnitus in each ear is denied as there is no legal basis to award such evaluations.

The VA denied the veteran's request for an increased evaluation of tinnitus, stating that under Diagnostic Code 6260 there is no provision for assignment of a separate 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus in each ear. The veteran appealed this decision to the Board.

The veteran's tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, so a higher rating is denied.