The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her hysterectomy has been denied.,Her claim for service connection for urinary incontinence as secondary to her hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy due to uterine fibroids has been granted.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of anemia or FSAD related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for Uterine Fibroids, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD), Disability Manifested by Sleep Impairment, Night Sweats, Depression, and Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21075548
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is denied, and has remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD).
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of an initial compensable disability rating for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD).,The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected vaginal fistulas.,The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 19, 2024, for service-connected perianal fistula.,The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating as of May 19, 2024, for service-connected perianal fistula.,The Board denied entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is denied as the effective date cannot be earlier than May 23, 2023, when she was first diagnosed with FSAD.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of September 19, 2022 for the establishment of service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) and for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
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