Case: 23-1083 Document: 46 Page: 1 Filed: 03/11/2024

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MARIQUITA M. TIRPAK, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-1083 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-1087, Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ADAM STEINMETZ, Desmarais LLP, Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by JUSTIN P.D. WILCOX; CHRISTOPHER ALDO PORCO, Porco Law, Lan- sing, MI.

AMANDA TANTUM, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented Case: 23-1083 Document: 46 Page: 2 Filed: 03/11/2024

by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., PATRICIA M.

MCCARTHY. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (TARANTO, HUGHES, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 11, 2024 Date