LYNCH v. MCDONOUGH , No. 20-2067 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

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Case: 20-2067 Document: 64 Page: 1 Filed: 12/17/2021 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JOE A. LYNCH, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2020-2067 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 19-3106, Senior Judge Mary J. Schoelen. ______________________ ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC ______________________ Before MOORE, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, LOURIE, CLEVENGER *, DYK, PROST, O’MALLEY, REYNA, TARANTO, CHEN, HUGHES, STOLL, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges. Circuit Judge Clevenger participated only in the decision on the petition for panel rehearing. * Case: 20-2067 Document: 64 Page: 2 2 Filed: 12/17/2021 LYNCH v. MCDONOUGH PER CURIAM. ORDER Joe A. Lynch filed a petition for rehearing en banc. A response to the petition was invited by the court and filed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The court also accepted an amicus brief filed by Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. The petition was first referred as a petition for panel rehearing to the panel that heard the appeal, and thereafter the petition for rehearing en banc was referred to the circuit judges who are in regular active service. A poll was requested and taken, and the court decided that the appeal warranted en banc consideration. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The petition for panel rehearing is denied. (2) The petition for rehearing en banc is granted for the limited purpose of addressing Ortiz v. Principi, 274 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2001). (3) The panel’s judgment and original opinion entered on June 3, 2021, are vacated and replaced with the accompanying revised opinion, concurrence-in-part and dissentin-part, and judgment. FOR THE COURT December 17, 2021 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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