The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD). The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that she has had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2020
- Citation
- A20015166
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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