Case: 22-2077 Document: 38 Page: 1 Filed: 02/13/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MICHAEL E. KOSSNAR, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2022-2077 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 20-5025, Judge Joseph L. Toth. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

IGOR HELMAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di- vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, LOREN MISHA PREHEIM; EVAN SCOTT GRANT, Y. KEN LEE, Office of Gen- eral Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Af- fairs, Washington, DC.

Case: 22-2077 Document: 38 Page: 2 Filed: 02/13/2024

______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (REYNA, MAYER, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 13, 2024 Date