Cole v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ HONOR B. COLE, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________ 2011-7082 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 09-0391, Judge Robert N. Davis. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant. JOHN J. TODOR, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent- appellee. With him 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 was MICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Y. KEN LEE, Attorney. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LINN and DYK, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 9, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk