The Veteran's voiding dysfunction as secondary to her service-connected abdominal hysterectomy is granted a separate 40 percent rating. The Veteran's Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) remains denied for a compensable evaluation. Service connection for discoid lupus or subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and the rating in excess of 30 percent for her abdominal hysterectomy with residual pain are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's voiding dysfunction is found to be secondary to her service-connected abdominal hysterectomy, warranting a separate 40 percent rating. The Veteran's Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) remains denied as it already has the maximum schedular rating. Service connection for discoid lupus or subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and the rating in excess of 30 percent for her abdominal hysterectomy with residual pain are both remanded due to unclear diagnoses and need for clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- Voiding Dysfunction, Abdominal Hysterectomy with Residual Pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23055415
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