The Veteran's loss of sense of smell is found to be due to head injury from IED explosions during service, and he is granted a 10% disability rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the Veteran's anosmia was caused by his extensive IED blast exposures in Iraq.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of sense of smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179308
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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