The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral mandibular sagittal osteotomy, anosmia, ageusia, sinus problems, nasal allergies, and dysfunction of salivary and lacrimal glands (claimed as Sjögren’s syndrome), finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his in-service jaw surgery.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions were not related to his in-service bilateral mandibular sagittal osteotomy, and found that any current anosmia, ageusia, sinus problems, nasal allergies, and dysfunction of salivary and lacrimal glands (claimed as Sjögren’s syndrome) did not have a nexus with service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post bilateral mandibular sagittal osteotomy, anosmia, ageusia, sinus problems, nasal allergies, dysfunction of salivary and lacrimal glands (claimed as Sjögren’s syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080133
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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