Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is properly evaluated as 10 percent disabling, and separate evaluations for each ear are denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and increased evaluations for his gastrointestinal disability and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities were denied. The veteran is not entitled to a higher evaluation for his recurrent peptic ulcer with pyloric channel ulcer, but is entitled to a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7348. He is not entitled to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for either of his peripheral neuropathy disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and no further increase in rating is warranted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of malaria as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling new VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions and to assess whether he has residuals from in-service shrapnel wounds. The case will be returned to the Board after these examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a personal hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already assigned the maximum rating of 10 percent, and no further increase in rating is warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, otitis media, and bronchitis. The veteran did not have these conditions during service or within one year thereafter, and there is no evidence of a causal relationship between any current condition and service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder, PTSD, tinnitus, and hearing loss was denied. The VA examiner found no current hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulation, thus denying the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

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

The veteran's tinnitus is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 6260, and the RO denied his request for separate evaluations for each ear. The maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus has been assigned.

The veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating allowed under DC 6260. The Board denied the request for an increased rating as there is no provision for separate ratings for each ear.

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

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent is already assigned.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus is denied as the regulations do not allow for dual evaluations.

The veteran's claim for separate evaluations for bilateral tinnitus was denied as the criteria do not allow such evaluations.

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

The veteran's service-connected disabilities of bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are rated at 70 percent combined, but the evidence does not show that they alone preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. Therefore, TDIU is denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to his service, thus denying these claims.