Branson v. McDonald

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ PHILLIP O. BRANSON, Claimant-Appellant, v. ROBERT A. MCDONALD, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee. ______________________ 2014-7033 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 12-2539, Judge Alan G. Lance, Sr. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MICHAEL A. LEONARD, of Wilmington, North Carolina, argued for claimant-appellant. JENNIFER E. LAGRANGE, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Depart- ment of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respond- ent-appellee. With her on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., Director, and SCOTT D. AUSTIN, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, United States De- partment of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC, and MARTIE ADELMAN, Attorney. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT October 15, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court