McDonald v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This order is nonprecedentia1. United States Court of AppeaIs for the Federal Circuit JOHN L. MCDONALD, Claimant-Appellan,t, V. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, ` Respondent-Appellee. 2011-7078 Appea1 from the United States C0urt of Appea1s for Veterans C1aims in case no. 08-2258, Judge Wi]liam A. Mo0r1nan. ON MOTION Before PROST, Circuit Ju,dge. 0 R D E R John L. McDonald moves without opposition to stay proceedings in this appeal pending the c0urt’s disposition of Cullen, v. DVA, 2011-7005. MCDONALD V. DVA 2 McDonald asserts that this case and Cullen involve the interpretation of 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a, involving when a claimant is entitled to more than one disability rating for a single disability within a particular diagnostic code. Accordingly, IT ls 0RDERED THAT: (1) The motion to stay is granted McDonald is di- rected to inform the court within 14 days of the disposi- tion of Cullen how he believes this appeal should proceed. The Secretary may also respond within that time. (2) A copy of this order shall be transmitted to the merits panel assigned to hear Cu,lIen. FoR THE CoURT JUL 3 wl 131 Jan H0rba1y Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Kenneth M. Carpente1', Esq. Mereyth Cohen Havasy, Esq. pl LED u.s. count or AP ms ron 320 me FEnsmLcllRcun JUL 08 2011 .lAN |'l0RB»*\LY CLERK