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.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's Intent to File was received within one year of the prior rating decision, allowing it to be applied to her subsequent claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26019420
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities was not at a 100% level before October 11, 2019. The Board denied her request for an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and that her symptoms are part of her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded for further examination to determine if PTSD exists, assess the severity of the acquired psychiatric disorder, and consider special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
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