The Board found that the veteran's rickets existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during or as a result of service. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the soft tissue masses on the veteran's feet and pilonidal cyst to service, nor any indication that his preexisting rickets increased in severity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- rickets
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0025706
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