Case: 23-1189 Document: 41 Page: 1 Filed: 04/29/2024

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ RICHARD C. BAREFORD, Claimant-Appellee v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellant ______________________ 2023-1189 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 19-4633, Judge Coral Wong Pietsch, Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr., Chief Judge Margaret C. Bartley. ______________________ ORDER The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b).

Case: 23-1189 Document: 41 Page: 2 Filed: 04/29/2024

2 BAREFORD V. MCDONOUGH

(2) Each side shall bear their own costs.

FOR THE COURT

April 29, 2024 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: April 29, 2024