Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. The appeal for a higher evaluation has been denied as there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

The veteran's tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, so a higher rating cannot be granted.

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 separate evaluations for each ear.

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 claim for separate compensable ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

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

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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, which is a single 10 percent rating. Therefore, no higher rating can be granted.

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 tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent, which is the highest available under current regulations. The Board denied his request for separate evaluations for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, so a higher rating cannot be granted.

The veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis to award such ratings given the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, so a higher rating cannot be granted.

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent disability ratings for tinnitus in both ears is denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned.

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

The veteran's claim for separate 10 percent ratings for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum authorized rating under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's appeal for a separate 10 percent rating for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition already has a single 10 percent rating assigned under applicable VA regulations.

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

The Board denied the appellant's request for separate 10 percent ratings for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, as there is no provision for assignment of a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus in each ear under Diagnostic Code 6260.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent since October 9, 2002.