Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

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

The veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than September 4, 2003 for the grant of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no prior claim submitted within one year of separation from service.

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 10 percent ratings for each ear.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for bilateral tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis for a higher rating. The August 1988 rating decision assigning a single 10 percent rating for tinnitus is not considered to be a clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his previously denied claims.

The veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his active service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

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 Board has remanded the case due to issues regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as clarification of the appellant's military service status.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active duty and noting that the lapse of time between separation from service and treatment made it less likely that the condition was incurred during service.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's tinnitus to service and denied his claim.

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

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum allowable rating of 10 percent, and no higher. The Board has determined that there is no legal basis for granting a schedular evaluation in excess of this rating.

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 assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and there is no legal basis for a higher evaluation.

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

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum of 10 percent, and no higher rating is warranted.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is already rated at the maximum of 10 percent, which is the highest rating available under Diagnostic Code 6260. Therefore, no higher evaluation can be granted.

The veteran's tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds no legal basis for assigning separate ratings for each ear.

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.