Holton v. Shinseki

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• noting that the “presumption of soundness relates to the second element [of service connection] ..., the showing of in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury”
• the presumption of soundness does not “relieve the veteran of the burden of showing that [he] suffered from a disease or injury while in service”
• the presumption of soundness does not \relieve the veteran of the burden of showing that [he] suffered from a disease or injury while in service\
• \The presumption of soundness...does not relieve the veteran of the obligation to show the presence of a current disability and to demonstrate a nexus between that disability and the in-service injury or disease or aggravation thereof.\
• “The presumption of soundness ... does not relieve the veteran of the obligation to show the presence of a current disability and to demonstrate a nexus between that disability and the in-service injury or disease or aggravation thereof.”
• \The presumption of soundness . . . does not relieve the veteran of the obligation to show the presence of a current disability and to demonstrate a nexus between that disability and the in-service injury or disease or aggravation thereof.\

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