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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24086086
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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).
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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