Case: 24-1456 Document: 49 Page: 1 Filed: 11/04/2025

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JAVIER SOTO, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent ______________________ 2024-1456 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-1221-15-0157-B-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JAVIER SOTO, Ocala, FL, argued pro se.

PATRICK ANGULO, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by REGINALD THOMAS BLADES, JR., PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 24-1456 Document: 49 Page: 2 Filed: 11/04/2025

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (CHEN, CLEVENGER, and HUGHES, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 4, 2025 Date