Steele v. McDonough

Full title: KEVIN STEELE, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Date published: Apr 5, 2024

No. 2022-2282 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 5, 2024)

Opinion

2022-2282

04-05-2024

KEVIN STEELE, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee

KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. DANIEL FALKNOR, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY; JONATHAN KRISCH, Y. KEN LEE, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

PER CURIAM

This disposition is nonprecedential.

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-1633, Chief Judge Margaret C. Bartley.

KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.

DANIEL FALKNOR, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ELIZABETH MARIE HOSFORD, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY; JONATHAN KRISCH, Y. KEN LEE,

Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

JUDGMENT

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM

REYNA, CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges, and ALBRIGHT, District Judge. ¹

1 Honorable Alan D Albright, District Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, sitting by designation.

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.