Steele v. McDonough

Case: 22-2282 Document: 33 Page: 1 Filed: 04/05/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

______________________ KEVIN STEELE, Claimant-Appellant v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2022-2282 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-1633, Chief Judge Margaret C. Bartley.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

DANIEL FALKNOR, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY; JONATHAN KRISCH, Y. KEN LEE, Case: 22-2282 Document: 33 Page: 2 Filed: 04/05/2024 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 (REYNA, CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges, and ALBRIGHT, District Judge 1).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 5, 2024

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