Case: 24-1358 Document: 12 Page: 1 Filed: 03/20/2024

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DONALD W. GEPHART, JR., Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2024-1358 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 22-1289, Judge Michael P. Allen. ______________________ ORDER The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b).

Case: 24-1358 Document: 12 Page: 2 Filed: 03/20/2024

2 GEPHART V. MCDONOUGH

(2) Each side shall bear their own costs.

FOR THE COURT

March 20, 2024 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: March 20, 2024