Disease or injury affecting the vulva or clitoris, which may cause pain, inflammation, or other symptoms.
Because the rating turns on whether your symptoms require continuous treatment and whether that treatment controls them, your medical records are the most direct evidence. Records showing a history of ongoing prescriptions, repeated clinical visits, or long-term treatment plans help establish that continuous treatment is needed. Records showing that treatment has not brought your symptoms under control support the 30% level.
Your treating provider's notes describing the frequency, severity, and persistence of your symptoms are important. Records documenting flares, failed treatments, or changes in medication because symptoms persisted despite treatment can help show lack of control. A VA or private examination that describes your current symptom status and treatment history ties the clinical picture to the rating criteria.
Personal statements from you describing how symptoms affect your daily activities and functioning, and statements from people who observe you, can also reflect the degree to which symptoms remain present despite treatment. These statements are most useful when they connect directly to what treatment you are receiving and whether it is working.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
