Case: 24-1172 Document: 56 Page: 1 Filed: 11/12/2025

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JESUS G. ATILANO, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2024-1172 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 17-1428, Judge Joseph L. Toth. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ SEAN A. RAVIN, Miami, FL, argued for claimant-appel- lant.

BLAKE WILLIAM COWMAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.

Also represented by PATRICK ANGULO, CLAUDIA BURKE, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE; JONATHAN KRISCH, DEREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, Case: 24-1172 Document: 56 Page: 2 Filed: 11/12/2025

United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washing- ton, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, STOLL, and STARK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 12, 2025 Date