Case: 22-2239 Document: 46 Page: 1 Filed: 03/11/2024

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ NEAL E. ELKIN, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent ______________________ 2022-2239 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. SF-1221-20-0387-W-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JAMES SOLOMON, Solomon, Maharaj & Kasimati, PA, Tampa, FL, argued for petitioner.

BRYAN MICHAEL BYRD, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 22-2239 Document: 46 Page: 2 Filed: 03/11/2024

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