Opinion
No. 2007-7111.
August 17, 2007.
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, No. 04-2226, Robert N. Davis, Judge.
Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Of counsel was Mark R. Lippman, The Veterans Law Group, of La Jolla, CA.
Ronald G. Morgan, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Brian M. Simkin, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were Michael J. Timinski, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Ethan G. Kalett, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
Before NEWMAN, RADER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.
JUDGMENT
This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36