Case: 20-1892 Document: 45 Page: 1 Filed: 10/18/2021

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GEORGE S. HAYES, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2020-1892 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 19-2446, Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by JOHN D. NILES.

NATHANAEL YALE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR.; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, EVAN SCOTT Case: 20-1892 Document: 45 Page: 2 Filed: 10/18/2021

GRANT, 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 (NEWMAN, DYK, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 18, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court