NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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BARNETT R. BENJAMIN,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
Eric K. Shinseki,
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2012-7127
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 10-2420, Judge Donald L. Ivers.
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JUDGMENT
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THOMAS R. BENDER, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick,
Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant-
appellant. Of counsel on the brief was CHRISTOPHER J.
CLAY, Disabled American Veterans, of Cold Springs,
Kentucky. Of counsel was ZACHARY STOLZ, of Chisholm
Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island.
ELIZABETH M. HOSFORD, Senior Trial Counsel, Com-
mercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States
Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for
respondent-appellee. With her on the brief were STUART
F. DELERY, Principal Deputy 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 JOSHUA P. MAYER, Attorney, United States Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (LOURIE, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
March 13, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk