NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ PATRICIA LYNNE TOPLIFF, SUBSTITUTED FOR CALVIN C. TOPLIFF, Claimant-Appellant v. ROBERT WILKIE, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2017-2067 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 16-1383, Chief Judge Robert N.

Davis. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MICHAEL E. WILDHABER, Veterans Law Office of Mi- chael E. Wildhaber, Washington, DC, argued for claim- ant-appellant. Also represented by KATRINA J. EAGLE, Veterans Law Office of Katrina J. Eagle, San Diego, CA.

JOSEPH ASHMAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represent- ed by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., CLAUDIA BURKE; Y. KEN LEE, ANDREW J. STEINBERG, 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 (DYK, CLEVENGER, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 4, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court