Case: 25-1917 Document: 10 Page: 1 Filed: 12/08/2025

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ CLIFFORD L. WASHINGTON, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2025-1917 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 23-3457, Judge Joseph L. Toth. ______________________ ORDER The appellant having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(a) within the time permitted by the rules, it is ORDERED that the notice of appeal be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.

FOR THE COURT

December 8, 2025 Date