Snyder v. Collins

Case: 24-1862 Document: 48 Page: 1 Filed: 01/08/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ THOMAS SNYDER, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2024-1862 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-8189, Judge Coral Wong Pi- etsch. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by KENNETH M. CARPENTER.

NELSON KUAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di- vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by CLAUDIA BURKE, MARGARET JANTZEN, PATRICIA M.

MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE; RICHARD STEPHEN HUBER, Case: 24-1862 Document: 48 Page: 2 Filed: 01/08/2026

DEREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, TARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 8, 2026 Date