Jones v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ROBERT M. JONES, JR., Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________ 2011-7050 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Case No. 09-0249, Judge William A. Moorman. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ VIRGINIA A. GIRARD-BRADY, ABS Legal Advocates, P.A., of Lawrence, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant. AMANDA L. TANTUM, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With her on the brief were TONY WEST, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and MICHAEL G. DAUGHERTY, Attorney. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, PLAGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 13, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk