The Veteran's service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) secondary to PTSD is granted. Service connection for an irregular heartbeat, including as secondary to service-connected tension headaches, and hypertension, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD, are also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the claim that FSAD is related to PTSD, with a diagnosis of FSAD being secondary to PTSD in November 2022. For the irregular heartbeat, the Board found no relationship between the condition and headaches due to lack of medical evidence linking them. Service connection for hypertension was granted as it is considered secondary to service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD), Irregular Heartbeat, Hypertension, Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23057165
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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