NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ WILLIAM D. BAUGHMAN, Claimant-Appellant v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2012-7183 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 11-137, Judge William A. Moor- man. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ANDREW J. WAGHORN, Attorney at Law, Gainesville, Virginia, argued for Claimant-appellant.

SHELLEY D. WEGER, Trial Attorney, Commercial Liti- gation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent- appellee. With her on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Acting Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director.

Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and RACHAEL T. BRANT, At- torney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. Of counsel was MARTIE S. ADELMAN, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, United States De- partment of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER, and REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 17, 2013 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court