The Board denied an effective date prior to February 9, 2023, for the award of service connection for female sexual arousal disorder and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The Federal Circuit's decision in Military-Veterans Advocacy invalidated 38 C.F.R. § 3.155 in part, holding that if a supplemental claim is received within one year of an intent to file, the date the intent to file was received is the date of claim for effective date purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099233
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,676 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC were dismissed as the AOJ rating decision implementing the Board's decision was not appealable.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's awards of service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ were assigned an effective date of July 3, 2024. The appeal to have earlier effective dates was denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, cervical strain (claimed as cervical spine condition), lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, endometriosis, female sexual arousal disorder, and urinary frequency. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are supported by medical evidence linking them to her military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches and to service connection for female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). The issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis is remanded.
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