Case: 20-2067 Document: 64 Page: 1 Filed: 12/17/2021
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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JOE A. LYNCH,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2020-2067
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 19-3106, Senior Judge Mary J.
Schoelen.
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ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
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Before MOORE, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, LOURIE,
CLEVENGER *, DYK, PROST, O’MALLEY, REYNA, TARANTO,
CHEN, HUGHES, STOLL, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges.
* Circuit Judge Clevenger participated only in the
decision on the petition for panel rehearing.
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PER CURIAM.
ORDER
Joe A. Lynch filed a petition for rehearing en banc. A
response to the petition was invited by the court and filed
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The court also ac-
cepted an amicus brief filed by Military-Veterans Advocacy
Inc. The petition was first referred as a petition for panel
rehearing to the panel that heard the appeal, and thereaf-
ter the petition for rehearing en banc was referred to the
circuit judges who are in regular active service. A poll was
requested and taken, and the court decided that the appeal
warranted en banc consideration.
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The petition for panel rehearing is denied.
(2) The petition for rehearing en banc is granted for
the limited purpose of addressing Ortiz v. Principi,
274 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2001).
(3) The panel’s judgment and original opinion entered
on June 3, 2021, are vacated and replaced with the accom-
panying revised opinion, concurrence-in-part and dissent-
in-part, and judgment.
FOR THE COURT
December 17, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court