The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus is already rated at the maximum allowable under the applicable rating criteria, and thus no additional schedular evaluation can be granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available (10%) under Diagnostic Code 6260, which does not allow for separate ratings for each ear affected by tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0632681
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