NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ELIZABETH SOMERS, Petitioner

v.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent ______________________

2018-1427 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. CH-1221-16-0259-W-1. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

MICHAEL LEE VOGELSANG, JR., The Employment Law Group, PC, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.

DAVID PEHLKE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by REGINALD THOMAS BLADES, JR., ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR., JOSEPH H. HUNT. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, BRYSON, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 9, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court