The Board denied compensation for the loss of taste and smell as a result of VA treatment, finding no additional disability. The claim for loss of use of the left arm and hand was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA surgeries did not cause any additional disability in the veteran's left upper extremity and hand.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of taste and smell, loss of use of the left arm and hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616141
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What this means for you
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