NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

GARFIELD J. LADD, Claimant-Appellant,

v.

ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee. ______________________

2013-7079 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 09-4787, Judge Robert N. Davis. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

ZACHARY M. STOLZ, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant- appellant. With him on the brief was THOMAS R. BENDER. Of counsel was ROBERT V. CHISHOLM.

L. MISHA PREHEIM, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Depart- ment of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respond- ent-appellee. With him on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, BRYANT G. SNEE, Acting Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and MEGHAN D. ALPHONSO, Attorney, United States Department of Veter- ans Affairs, of Washington, DC. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 12, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court