DEAN v. MCDONOUGH , No. 22-2179 (Fed. Cir. 2024)

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Case: 22-2179 Document: 40 Page: 1 Filed: 03/08/2024 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ LESTER L. DEAN, JR., Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2022-2179 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 21-2920, Judge Amanda L. Meredith. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. MEREDYTH COHEN HAVASY, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, WILLIAM JAMES GRIMALDI, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, EVAN WISSER; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, SAMANTHA ANN SYVERSON, Office of General Case: 22-2179 Document: 40 Page: 2 Filed: 03/08/2024 Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, STOLL, and STARK, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 8, 2024 Date

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