The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of sense of smell and taste, as well as an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the distal nasal bone with sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's loss of sense of smell and taste were proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disability. The Board also found no basis to increase the 10 percent rating for residuals of a fracture of the distal nasal bone with sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of sense of smell, loss of sense of taste
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0600036
What this means for you
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