McDonald v. Shinseki

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ BILLIE D. MCDONALD, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee. ______________________ 2013-7068 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 11-1697, Judge William A. Moor- man. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant. JAMES SWEET, Trial Attorney, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assis- tant Director. Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and AMANDA BLACKMON, Staff Attorney, United States De- partment of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was SAVANNAH HUGHES CONNALLY, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Wash- ington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, PROST, and CHEN, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 9, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court