NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

EMERSON E. ARCHBOLD, Claimant-Appellant

v.

ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2018-2063 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 16-2992, Judge Amanda L. Mere- dith. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

SANDRA E. BOOTH, Columbus, OH, argued for claimant- appellant.

AMANDA TANTUM, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by JOSEPH H. HUNT, ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR., LOREN MISHA PREHEIM; MARTIE ADELMAN, 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 (NEWMAN, DYK, and CHEN, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 11, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court