Clifton v. McDonough

Case: 22-2149 Document: 44 Page: 1 Filed: 03/06/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

______________________ PHILIP A. CLIFTON, SR., Claimant-Appellant v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2022-2149 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-4, Senior Judge Mary J. Schoe- len.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter

Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

STEPHEN J. SMITH, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY; EVAN SCOTT GRANT, BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, Case: 22-2149 Document: 44 Page: 2 Filed: 03/06/2024 Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (TARANTO, CHEN, and STOLL, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 6, 2024

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