Case: 21-1007 Document: 53 Page: 1 Filed: 11/10/2021

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

CLARK MCCARTNEY, III, Claimant-Appellant

v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2021-1007 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 18-6735, Judge Joseph L. Toth. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

MEGHAN GENTILE, Veterans Legal Advocacy Group, Arlington, VA, argued for claimant-appellant. Also repre- sented by HAROLD HAMILTON HOFFMAN, III.

TANYA KOENIG, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represent- ed by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; Y. KEN LEE, SAMANTHA ANN SYVERSON, Office of General Coun- Case: 21-1007 Document: 53 Page: 2 Filed: 11/10/2021

sel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Wash- ington, DC. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

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

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 10, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court