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VA RIN: 2900-AK86 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Evaluation of Tinnitus 
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 that 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. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.87 (Diagnostic Code 6260)   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/19/2002  67 FR 59033   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/18/2002    
Final Action  05/14/2003  68 FR 25822   
Final Action Effective  06/13/2003  68 FR 25822   
Additional Information: RIN 2900-AK86 withdrawn
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Audrey Tomlinson
Medical Officer (211A)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 273-7211