Case: 23-1061 Document: 13 Page: 1 Filed: 07/03/2024

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ RICHARD EMERSON, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Af- fairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-1061 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-6012, Judge Coral Wong Pi- etsch. ______________________ ORDER Upon consideration of the parties’ joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal of this appeal, pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(1), ECF No. 12, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The appeal is voluntarily dismissed.

Case: 23-1061 Document: 13 Page: 2 Filed: 07/03/2024

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(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT

July 3, 2024 Date ISSUED AS A MANDATE: July 3, 2024