NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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BETZAIDA P. JERNIGAN,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2013-7033
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 10-1226, Judge Lawrence B.
Hagel.
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JUDGMENT
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STEVEN M. AMUNDSON, Frommer Lawrence & Haug,
LLP, of New York, New York, argued for claimant-
appellant. With him on the brief were VICKI M. FRANKS,
JULIE E. KURZROK, and MICHAEL W. HARKNESS; and
BRYAN J. BRAUNEL and ANDREW M. NASON, of Washing-
ton, DC.
SCOTT D. AUSTIN, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litiga-
tion Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of
Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-
appellee. On the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Acting
Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Direc-
tor, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director, and ALEX
P. HONTOS, Trial Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were
DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel and
RACHAEL T. BRANT, Attorney, United States Department
of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
July 22, 2013 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk