Case: 23-1315 Document: 32 Page: 1 Filed: 05/07/2024

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ K. A., Petitioner-Appellant v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-1315 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:16-vv-00989-MBH, Senior Judge Marian Blank Horn. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ROBERT JOEL KRAKOW, I, Law Office of Robert J. Kra- kow, New York, NY, argued for petitioner-appellant.

NINA REN, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for re- spondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M.

BOYNTON, C. SALVATORE D'ALESSIO, HEATHER LYNN PEARLMAN, DARRYL R. WISHARD. ______________________ Case: 23-1315 Document: 32 Page: 2 Filed: 05/07/2024

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (CHEN, MAYER, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 7, 2024 Date