NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MICHAEL MANIGAULT, Claimant-Appellant v. DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2016-1851 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 14-3208, Judge Robert N. Davis. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ZACHARY STOLZ, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Providence, RI, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by ROBERT VINCENT CHISHOLM, JENNA ZELLMER.

AMANDA TANTUM, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civ- il Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E.

KIRSCHMAN, JR., MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; Y. KEN LEE, BRYAN THOMPSON, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, MAYER, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 6, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court