Case: 24-1185 Document: 47 Page: 1 Filed: 04/11/2025

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MELISSA LARSON, Petitioner-Appellant v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2024-1185 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:16-vv-00633-AOB, Judge Armando O. Bonilla. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JOHN FRANCIS MCHUGH, New York, NY, argued for pe- titioner-appellant.

ALEC SAXE, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for re- spondent-appellee. Also represented by C. SALVATORE D'ALESSIO, LARA A. ENGLUND, HEATHER LYNN PEARLMAN, YAAKOV ROTH. ______________________ Case: 24-1185 Document: 47 Page: 2 Filed: 04/11/2025

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

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 11, 2025 Date