Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The veteran's appeal for a separate 10 percent disability evaluation for his service-connected tinnitus is denied as the condition already has a single rating of 10 percent.

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 veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is assigned a 10 percent evaluation, the maximum authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for separate 10 percent evaluations for tinnitus in each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher. The appeal for a separate rating for each ear has been denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, which is the highest available under Diagnostic Code 6260. Therefore, a separate schedular 10 percent rating for each ear cannot be granted.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no higher ratings are warranted.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260, and therefore no separate ratings can be granted for each ear.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent since February 3, 2003.

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 veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and there is no legal basis for a separate rating in each ear.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 6260, and no higher. The appeal for an increased evaluation is denied.

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

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 tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and a higher rating 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 tinnitus disability is already rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, and there is no evidence to support a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.