Case: 21-1210 Document: 39 Page: 1 Filed: 01/13/2022

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ FRANK ALANIZ, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2021-1210 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 19-2969, Judge Amanda L. Mere- dith. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by KENNETH M. CARPENTER.

AMANDA TANTUM, 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.; CHRISTOPHER O. ADELOYE, BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, Office of Case: 21-1210 Document: 39 Page: 2 Filed: 01/13/2022

General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (TARANTO, CHEN, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 13, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court