Ruffin v. Shulkin

Full title: WASHINGTON G. RUFFIN, JR., Claimant-Appellant v. DAVID J. SHULKIN…

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Date published: Oct 13, 2017

2016-2401 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2017)

Opinion

2016-2401

10-13-2017

WASHINGTON G. RUFFIN, JR., Claimant-Appellant v. DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee

LYNN K. NEUNER, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York, NY, argued for claimant-appellant. DOUGLAS GLENN EDELSCHICK, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, DEREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

PER CURIAM

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 14-3370, Judge Mary J. Schoelen.

JUDGMENT

LYNN K. NEUNER, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York, NY, argued for claimant-appellant. DOUGLAS GLENN EDELSCHICK, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, 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 (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT October 13, 2017

Date

/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court