Williams v. Collins

Case: 24-1576 Document: 52 Page: 1 Filed: 02/03/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ LEWIS WILLIAMS, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2024-1576 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 22-3789, Judge Amanda L. Mere- dith. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

MARGARET JANTZEN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, ANDREW J. STEINBERG, Case: 24-1576 Document: 52 Page: 2 Filed: 02/03/2026

Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, SCHALL, and STARK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 3, 2026 Date