U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2026

Burgan v. Collins

Burgan v. Collins
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided September 10, 2026
Burgan v. Collins

Opinion

Case: 25-1202 Document: 47 Page: 1 Filed: 09/10/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ LANCE FREDERICK BURGAN,

Claimant-Appellant v.

DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,

Respondent-Appellee ______________________

2025-1202 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 23-7869, Judge Amanda L. Mere- dith, Judge Coral Wong Pietsch, Judge William S. Green- berg. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by KENNETH M. CARPENTER.

BORISLAV KUSHNIR, 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 Case: 25-1202 Document: 47 Page: 2 Filed: 09/10/2026

SHUMATE; RICHARD STEPHEN HUBER, JONATHAN KRISCH, 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 (DYK, LINN, and CHEN, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 10, 2026

Date

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