The Board granted service connection for throat cancer and loss of taste as secondary to the Veteran's throat cancer, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a nexus between the Veteran's throat cancer and his loss of taste, but did not support a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of taste, throat cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044591
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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