The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed skin disorders and bilateral knee disability are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and her military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current diagnoses to her period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Seborrheic Dermatitis, Tinea Versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0202965
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