NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

JOSE L. ARRIBAS-RIVERA, Claimant-Appellant

v.

PETER O'ROURKE, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2017-1830 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 15-4083, Senior Judge Bruce E. Kasold. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

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

ISAAC B. ROSENBERG, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by CLAUDIA BURKE, ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR., CHAD A. READLER; AMANDA BLACKMON, Y. KEN LEE, 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, O’MALLEY, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 10, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court