The schedule assigns a single evaluation for recurrent tinnitus whether perceived in one ear, both ears, or in the head.
DC 6260 provides a single evaluation for recurrent tinnitus whether perceived in one ear, both ears, or in the head. The schedule’s notes also distinguish objective tinnitus and overlapping symptoms. Two affected ears do not create two separate tinnitus evaluations.
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Tinnitus, recurrentPlain-language summary
One 10% evaluation is listed for recurrent tinnitus.
Only one evaluation is assigned whether sound is perceived in one ear, both ears, or in the head.
38 CFR § 4.87, DC 6260 · Effective Jun 13, 2003 · Reviewed Sep 11, 2026
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VA lists Hearing Loss and Tinnitus among questionnaires not available for public use.
No public PDF is offered because VA lists this questionnaire as VA-only.