The Veteran's claim for service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) and Vaginismus is granted with an effective date of February 1, 2019. The grant of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is also granted with the same effective date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection was found to have arisen prior to the filing of her Intent to File, and as such, an earlier effective date of February 1, 2019, is warranted based on the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD), Vaginismus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24086086
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