The Board found that the Veteran's loss of sense of taste and anosmia were proximately due to or resulted from his service-connected vocal cord squamous cell carcinoma, which was treated with radiation therapy.
The deciding factor: Radiation treatment for the Veteran's service-connected vocal cord cancer caused ageusia (loss of sense of taste) and anosmia (loss of sense of smell).
- Claimed conditions
- Ageusia (loss of sense of taste), Anosmia (loss of sense of smell)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1128708
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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