NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ALVARO J. RUIZ,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2011-7106
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in case no. 08-2237, Judge William P.
Greene, Jr.
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JUDGMENT
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RONALD L. SMITH, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for
claimant-appellant. Of counsel were AARON PARKER; and
VIRGINIA L. CARRON and ARMON SHAHDADI, of Atlanta,
Georgia.
SCOTT D. AUSTIN, Assistant Director, Commercial
Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States
Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for
respondent-appellee. Of counsel 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 JONATHAN E. TAYLOR,
Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
of Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (LINN, DYK, and O’MALLEY, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
February 14, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk