Yurk v. Collins

Case: 24-2023 Document: 49 Page: 1 Filed: 03/06/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

______________________ JESSE T. YURK, Claimant-Appellant v.

DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2024-2023 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 20-7590, Judge Grant Jaquith.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by PAUL JENNINGS, TRICIA PATTEN PETEK, The MilVet Law Firm, PLLC, Tacoma, WA.

SOSUN BAE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Divi- sion, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by ERIC P. BRUSKIN, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE; MATTHEW ALBANESE, BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, Office of General Case: 24-2023 Document: 49 Page: 2 Filed: 03/06/2026 Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (HUGHES, LINN, and STOLL, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 6, 2026

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