The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of smell, finding that there was no evidence showing a present disability and no nexus to military service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence showing that the Veteran had or might have had a loss of smell disability proximate to or during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26005720
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