Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation, as there was no evidence of a claim prior to August 14, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not file a valid claim for service connection or SMC until November 9, 2023, which is after her intent to file on August 14, 2023, and thus no earlier effective date can be assigned based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- ovarian cysts and pseudocyst, female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) with stress urinary incontinence, special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103023
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