The Board granted service connection for female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), status post bilateral tubal ligation, as secondary to psoriasis and also granted special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's FSAD is at least as likely as not proximately due to her service-connected psoriasis, and the Board found this opinion credible given the medical records and the Veteran's report of being pressured into undergoing the tubal ligation procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), status post bilateral tubal ligation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25030916
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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