Case: 26-108 Document: 6 Page: 1 Filed: 12/15/2025

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

In Re DARREN L. DEFLANDERS, Petitioner ______________________

2026-108 ______________________

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. ______________________

ON PETITION AND MOTION ______________________

Before REYNA, BRYSON, and STARK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER Before the court are Darren L. DeFlanders’s petition for writ of mandamus and motions for relief in connection with claims for service-connected disability benefits. A petitioner seeking the extraordinary remedy of man- damus must show: (1) “no other adequate means to attain the relief he desires,” (2) a “clear and indisputable” right to relief, and (3) the writ is “appropriate under the circum- stances.” Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for D.C., 542 U.S. 367, 380–81 (2004) (cleaned up). Mr. DeFlanders has not met these demanding requirements here. Case: 26-108 Document: 6 Page: 2 Filed: 12/15/2025

2 IN RE DEFLANDERS

Mr. DeFlanders can pursue his entitlement to disabil- ity benefits through the normal veterans benefits adjudica- tion process. To the extent Mr. DeFlanders contends the Board of Veterans’ Appeals has unlawfully delayed adjudi- cation of his claims, he can seek mandamus relief at the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, see Martin v. O’Rourke, 891 F.3d 1338, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2018), and it does not appear Mr. DeFlanders has or is presently pursuing such relief. We therefore cannot say he has shown he lacks adequate alternative means to obtain the relief requested or that granting mandamus relief would be appropriate here. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The petition and all pending motions are denied. FOR THE COURT

December 15, 2025 Date