The Board concluded that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral, recurrent tinnitus is already rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent and denied an increased rating.
The deciding factor: No higher rating is available under the applicable rating criteria for tinnitus, as it has been assigned the maximum schedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral, recurrent tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905335
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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