Garsow v. McDonald

Full title: MICHAEL J. GARSOW, Claimant-Appellant, v. ROBERT A. MCDONALD, Secretary of…

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Date published: Nov 10, 2014

582 F. App'x 894 (Fed. Cir. 2014)

Opinion

2014-7023

11-10-2014

MICHAEL J. GARSOW, Claimant-Appellant, v. ROBERT A. MCDONALD, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

NICHOLAS L. PHINNEY, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant-appellant. Of counsel were ROBERT V. CHISHOLM and ZACHARY STOLZ. AMANDA TANTUM, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. On the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director. Of counsel was ERIC P. BRUSKIN, Trial Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were Y. KEN LEE, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and AMANDA R. BLACKMON, Staff Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel were MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and JOSHUA MAYER, Attorney.

PER CURIAM

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 12-548, Chief Judge Bruce E. Kasold.

JUDGMENT

NICHOLAS L. PHINNEY, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant-appellant. Of counsel were ROBERT V. CHISHOLM and ZACHARY STOLZ. AMANDA TANTUM, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. On the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director. Of counsel was ERIC P. BRUSKIN, Trial Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were Y. KEN LEE, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and AMANDA R. BLACKMON, Staff Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel were MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and JOSHUA MAYER, Attorney. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (WALLACH, TARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 10, 2014

Date

/s/ Daniel E. O'Toole

Daniel E. O'Toole

Clerk of Court