Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a painful tragus scar in the right ear was denied. The effective date remains June 11, 2003.
The deciding factor: The effective date for a secondary condition cannot precede that of the primary condition.
- Claimed conditions
- painful tragus scar in the right ear, loss of right ear drum, to include vertigo and balance issues
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001318
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