Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Evaluation of Tinnitus
VA · va-other · Published 2003-05-14 · Effective 2003-06-13 · 68 FR 25822
Document
Document number
03-12038
Federal Register citation
68 FR 25822
CFR reference
38 CFR 4
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2003-05-14
Effective date
2003-06-13
Abstract
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities to state more explicitly the method of evaluation of tinnitus under diagnostic code 6260 in the portion of the rating schedule that addresses evaluation of disabilities of the ear. The intended effect of this action is to codify current standard VA practice by stating that recurrent tinnitus will be assigned only a single 10-percent evaluation whether it is perceived in one ear, both ears, or somewhere in the head.