Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for loss of smell, loss of taste, dysphagia, RFS, and xerostomia associated with SCC, as well as restored a 10 percent disability rating for bilateral hearing loss with eustachian tube dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence reasonably raised the theory that the Veteran had residuals of SCC to include loss of smell, loss of taste, dysphagia, RFS, and xerostomia at the time of his initial claim on September 23, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of smell associated with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), loss of taste associated with SCC, dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) associated with SCC, radiation fibrosis syndrome (RFS) associated with SCC, xerostomia (dry mouth) associated with SCC, bilateral hearing loss with eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085810
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