The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 16, 2022, for service connection for female sexual arousal disorder and special monthly compensation for the loss of use of a creative organ but denied a higher initial rating for dysmenorrhea associated with ovarian dysfunction with menometrorrhagia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's dysmenorrhea did not require continuous treatment during the evidentiary period, while service connection for FSAD and SMC was continuously pursued since separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- dysmenorrhea associated with ovarian dysfunction with menometrorrhagia, female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), special monthly compensation for the loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099496
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- 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.
- Granted
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- Granted
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