The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and a need for further development of evidence, including obtaining a new VA examination that includes all necessary neurological and audiological testing as noted by the December 2017 private examiner.
The deciding factor: The July 2018 Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) noted that the Board erred in not addressing the adequacy of the November 2012 VA examination, which was actually an October 9, 2012, VA examination report conducted on September 8, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- anosmia (loss of sense of smell)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19117876
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for loss of sense of taste and a rating in excess of 10 percent for anosmia (loss of sense of smell) are dismissed due to procedural defects.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Parkinson's disease, cognitive disorder, constipation, anosmia, urinary disorders, erectile dysfunction, neurological disorders of the extremities, orthostatic hypotension, and sleep disorder are all granted as related to service exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are deemed to have rendered him unemployable since November 2008, and the Board has referred the issue of TDIU prior to May 9, 2014, on an extraschedular basis for further consideration.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and ischemic heart disease. The issues of secondary service connection for anosmia, ageusia, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorders are remanded.
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