The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current skin disorder or soft bones condition, and there is no evidence of such conditions during service. The claim for service connection for these conditions was denied in November 1969 due to lack of pre-existing conditions. New evidence received since then did not provide new material information.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any complaints, diagnoses or treatments related to soft bones or skin disorders. The claim has been denied as there is no evidence of a current condition and the existing evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder (Tinea Versicolor), Soft Bones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1416040
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