NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

KEITH M. ACKERSON, Claimant-Appellant

v.

DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2016-1486 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 14-571, Judge Robert N. Davis. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

KRISTIN MCGRORY, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, 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 (MOORE, CLEVENGER, and CHEN, 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