The Board denied service connection for anosmia, bilateral hearing loss, and sinusitis as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claims. The claim for hypertension was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of a current disability for anosmia, bilateral hearing loss, or sinusitis; therefore, service connection could not be established. For hypertension, the Board found that the VA examinations were inadequate and required additional medical opinion to address the potential secondary relationship with PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- anosmia, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099707
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