The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for loss of sense of smell secondary to allergic rhinitis and sinusitis due to new evidence submitted since the previous denial in September 1994. The appellant's condition is now considered part of the merits of the claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates that the appellant's anosmia (loss of sense of smell) was due to chronic rhinosinusitis, which must be considered in deciding the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of sense of smell, allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0108284
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