NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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KEITH M. ACKERSON,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2016-1486
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 14-571, Judge Robert N. Davis.
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JUDGMENT
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KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter
Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.
KRISTIN MCGRORY, Commercial Litigation Branch,
Civil Division, United States Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also
represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E.
KIRSCHMAN, JR., MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; Y. KEN LEE,
BRYAN THOMPSON, Office of General Counsel, United
States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (MOORE, CLEVENGER, and CHEN, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
April 6, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court