The Veteran's claims for service-connected disability compensation for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Herpes, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and a Bilateral Foot Disability (claimed as Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, and Flat Foot) were not adjudicated in the December 2024 decision on appeal. The issues are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service-connected disability compensation for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Herpes, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and a Bilateral Foot Disability (claimed as Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, and Flat Foot) were deferred in the December 2024 decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Herpes, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Bilateral Foot Disability (Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, Flat Foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2026
- Citation
- A26015442
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for herpes, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is etiologically related to his in-service diagnosis of herpes genitalis.
- Granted
The Veteran's female sexual arousal disorder and gastritis were both found to be related to service. The appeal for gastritis was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her appeal during a hearing.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 28, 2023 for the award of service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for herpes was denied, and his GERD with IBS received a 30 percent disability rating.
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