Rowles v. Collins

Case: 24-2248 Document: 42 Page: 1 Filed: 03/10/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DENISE ROWLES, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2024-2248 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 23-5045, Chief Judge Michael P. Allen. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JARED L. LEVINSON, The Veterans Law Office of Jared Levinson, Baltimore, MD, argued for claimant-appellant.

ISABELLE AUBRUN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by ERIC P. BRUSKIN, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE; MATTHEW ALBANESE, BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, Office of Case: 24-2248 Document: 42 Page: 2 Filed: 03/10/2026

General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, LOURIE and REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 10, 2026 Date