The veteran's claims for increased ratings on his service-connected disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating schedule.
The deciding factor: The veteran has partial loss of taste and total loss of smell, which do not warrant a higher evaluation as they are already rated at their maximum levels under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of Taste, Total Loss of Smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0412678
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