The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for scar to anterior neck status post fusion and neck scar hypo-pigmented was dismissed as the claims have been granted and rendered moot on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had continuously pursued his January 12, 2022 original claim for service connection for complications from neck fusion surgery, which encompassed the awards of service connection for neck scar hypo-pigmented and for scar to anterior neck status-post fusion. An earlier effective date was granted based on a clear and unmistakable error, making the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111134
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