Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and initial compensable ratings for various conditions, as well as dismissed a claim for service connection for septal deviation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or initial compensable rating for any of the claimed conditions, and the Board found that the veteran's claims were not supported by sufficient evidence to warrant a favorable decision.
- Claimed conditions
- septal deviation, hypogeusia (claimed as loss of taste buds and loss of appetite), hyposmia (claimed as loss of smell), tinnitus, suppurative otitis media with cerumen impaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095440
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