Case: 23-1182 Document: 35 Page: 1 Filed: 05/08/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ VERNON JUNIOR GARRETT, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-1182 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-1595, Judge Joseph L. Toth. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ADAM R. LUCK, GloverLuck, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for claimant-appellant.

BRITTNEY M. WELCH, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, CLAUDIA BURKE, PATRICIA M.

MCCARTHY; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, ANDREW J. STEINBERG, Of- fice of General Counsel, United States Department of Vet- erans Affairs, Washington, DC.

Case: 23-1182 Document: 35 Page: 2 Filed: 05/08/2024

______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and STARK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 8, 2024 Date