The Board found that the veteran's anosmia was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied her claim.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's anosmia to any specific in-service event, including her duties as a NBC officer. The Board concluded that the symptoms manifested after separation from service and were not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- anosmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0416776
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for anosmia, bilateral hearing loss, and sinusitis as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claims. The claim for hypertension was remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and initial rating issues, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these appeals.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for anosmia and chronic sinusitis, as well as a claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion that fully considers the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including any side effects from medications.
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