The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for left great toe, arthritis, DJD post fracture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating for FSAD by indicating her desire to withdraw her appeal in July 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD), Left Great Toe, Arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067554
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for asthma and service connection for heart palpitations, but remanded a claim for service connection for female sexual arousal disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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