Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available (10 percent), and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

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 service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available, and a higher evaluation is denied.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under DC 6260. The appeal for a higher rating is denied as there is no legal basis to award separate ratings for each ear.

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

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

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

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus, to include entitlement to a separate rating for each ear and the issue of whether there is clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the April 2000 rating decision, has been denied as she is already receiving the maximum disability rating available under VA regulations.

The veteran's request for an increased rating for service-connected bilateral tinnitus, currently evaluated at 10 percent, was denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 6260.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. There is no legal basis for an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tinnitus, finding that the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is appropriate under both the old and current versions of Diagnostic Code 6260.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the issue of service connection for tinnitus.

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

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 service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board found no legal basis for assigning a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, to include entitlement to a separate evaluation for each ear is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation available under all applicable VA regulations has already been assigned.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260 has already been assigned.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Board finds no legal basis for an evaluation in excess of this rating.