that the term " noted " denotes " [ o ] nly such conditions as are recorded in examination reports , " 38 C . F . R . § 3 . 304 ( b ) , and that " [ h ] istory of preservice existence of conditions recorded at the time of examination does not constitute a notation of such conditions . " Id . at ( b ) ( 1 ) . The application of the presumption of soundness applies only when a disease or injury not noted upon entry to service manifests in service , and a question arises as to whether it pre - existed service . Gilbert v . Shinseki , 26 Vet . App . 48 ( 2012 ) . Under