No. 2019-1519(Decided: July 17

FedCir; Simmons v. Wilkie, No. 2019-1519(Decided: July 17, 2020); failure to apply the presumptions of soundness and service connection is not per se prejudicial; 38 U.S.C. § 1111; Holton v. Shinseki, 557 F.3d 1362, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2009); 38 U.S.C. § 105(a); Neither the presumption of soundness nor the presumption of service connection, however, is relevant to the third requirement, in which the veteran must show that the in-service injury or disease is causally related to the veteran’s current disability. Holton, 557 F.3d at 1367;

United States Court of Appealsfor the Federal Circuit RICHARD D. SIMMONS,Claimant-Appellantv.ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANSAFFAIRS,Respondent-Appellee 2019-1519 Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals forVeterans Claims in No. 16-3039, Chief Judge Margaret C.Bartley, Judge Michael P. Allen, Senior Judge Robert N.Davis. Decided: July 17, 2020 KENNETH M. CARPENTER, … [Read more...] about FedCir; Simmons v. Wilkie, No. 2019-1519(Decided: July 17, 2020); failure to apply the presumptions of soundness and service connection is not per se prejudicial; 38 U.S.C. § 1111; Holton v. Shinseki, 557 F.3d 1362, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2009); 38 U.S.C. § 105(a); Neither the presumption of soundness nor the presumption of service connection, however, is relevant to the third requirement, in which the veteran must show that the in-service injury or disease is causally related to the veteran’s current disability. Holton, 557 F.3d at 1367;