Case: 23-1829 Document: 7 Page: 1 Filed: 08/07/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JAMES E. LAWRENCE, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-1829 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 23-33, Judge Grant Jaquith. ______________________ ORDER The appellant having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(a) within the time permitted by the rules, it is Case: 23-1829 Document: 7 Page: 2 Filed: 08/07/2023

2 LAWRENCE V. MCDONOUGH

ORDERED that the notice of appeal be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.

FOR THE COURT August 7, 2023 Date /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Jarrett B. Perlow Clerk of Court

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: August 7, 2023