GALAVIZ v. MCDONOUGH , No. 20-2231 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

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Case: 20-2231 Document: 42 Page: 1 Filed: 10/12/2021 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SANTIAGO GALAVIZ, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2020-2231 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 19-19, Judge Michael P. Allen. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. MOLLIE LENORE FINNAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR.; BRIAN D. GRIFFIN, SAMANTHA ANN SYVERSON, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. Case: 20-2231 Document: 42 Page: 2 Filed: 10/12/2021 ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT October 12, 2021 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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