The Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for xerostomia with loss of sense of taste, which is a direct service connection to his service-connected non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The decision also notes that the Veteran experienced total loss of sense of taste as a result of treatment for his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's loss of sense of taste was found to be directly related to his service-connected non-Hodgkins lymphoma, leading to the grant of an initial 10 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- xerostomia, loss of sense of taste
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187135
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