SOVIS v. MCDONALD , No. 15-7078 (Fed. Cir. 2016)

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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ROBERT J. SOVIS, Claimant-Appellant v. ROBERT A. MCDONALD, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2015-7078 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 14-258, Chief Judge Bruce E. Kasold. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KATHERINE A. HELM, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York, NY, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by FRANCIS JOHN ACOTT. SHARI A. ROSE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by ALLISON KIDD-MILLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., BENJAMIN C. MIZER; Y. KEN LEE, MARTIN JAMES SENDEK, 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, SCHALL, and CHEN, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 21, 2016 Date /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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