Case: 21-1701 Document: 52 Page: 1 Filed: 01/11/2022

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

HOLLY CARLSON, Petitioner

v.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent ______________________

2021-1701 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. CH-1221-19-0109-W-1. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

CHRISTOPHER STEWART, Gribble, Boles, Stewart & Witosky, Des Moines, IA, argued for petitioner. Also rep- resented by FREDERICK ADAM SINKEVICH, Sinkevich Law Firm PLLC, Des Moines, IA.

ALISON VICKS, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di- vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., ALLISON KIDD-MILLER. ______________________ Case: 21-1701 Document: 52 Page: 2 Filed: 01/11/2022

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, BRYSON and DYK, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 11, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court