Case: 20-1066 Document: 43 Page: 1 Filed: 11/05/2020

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ HAL H. WILLIAMS, Claimant-Appellant v. ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2020-1066 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 16-3988, Chief Judge Margaret C.

Bartley, Judge Joseph L. Toth, Judge Joseph L. Falvey Jr. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MEGHAN GENTILE, Veterans Legal Advocacy Group, Ar- lington, VA, argued for claimant-appellant. Also repre- sented by HAROLD HAMILTON HOFFMAN, III.

RETA EMMA BEZAK, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by JEFFREY B. CLARK, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR.; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, DEREK Case: 20-1066 Document: 43 Page: 2 Filed: 11/05/2020

SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, United States Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 5, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court