The Board has decided to remand the claim for anosmia (loss of smell) due to insufficient evidence regarding whether it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected TBI residuals.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the service-connected TBI residuals aggravated the loss of smell disorder, which is a necessary finding for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- anosmia (loss of smell)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065714
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 178 · Granted: 37% (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: Granted
The Veteran's TBI residuals, including depressive disorder, cognitive impairment, chronic sinusitis, migraines, vertigo, anosmia, hypogeusia, and trigeminal nerve neuralgia, require aid and attendance. The Veteran is not eligible for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2). Without regular aid and attendance, the Veteran would need residential institutional care due to safety concerns.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional service connection claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's anosmia (loss of smell) is determined to have begun during service due to chemical exposures, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was diagnosed with anosmia (loss of smell) during active service due to surgery for intracranial aneurysms. The condition has been continuous since service separation and the Board finds that it is related to service.
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