The Board has granted service connection for anosmia, a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, as it is considered a qualifying chronic disability under the Gulf War presumption.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's anosmia is characterized by overlapping symptoms and signs such as fatigue and hand cramps upon exertion with unknown etiology, meeting the criteria of a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness.
- Claimed conditions
- anosmia, loss of the sense of smell
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150502
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