The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for female sexual arousal disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to refer the Veteran's claim for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1) and to adjudicate the TDIU claim as it was not properly developed by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), uterine fibroids, partial hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy, gonorrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25035807
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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