Case: 23-2407 Document: 57 Page: 1 Filed: 10/09/2025

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JACKIE KEENE, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2023-2407 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-3553, Judge Scott Laurer. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ THOMAS E.F. STRONG, Veterans Legal Advocacy Group, Arlington, VA, argued for claimant-appellant. Also repre- sented by HAROLD HAMILTON HOFFMAN, III.

MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY; CHRISTOPHER O. ADELOYE, BRIAN Case: 23-2407 Document: 57 Page: 2 Filed: 10/09/2025

D. GRIFFIN, Office of General Counsel, United States De- partment of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, REYNA, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 9, 2025 Date