NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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WASHINGTON G. RUFFIN, JR.,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2016-2401
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 14-3370, Judge Mary J. Schoelen.
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JUDGMENT
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LYNN K. NEUNER, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP,
New York, NY, argued for claimant-appellant.
DOUGLAS GLENN EDELSCHICK, Commercial Litigation
Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of
Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.
Also represented by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E.
KIRSCHMAN, JR., MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; BRIAN D.
GRIFFIN, DEREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel,
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washing-
ton, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and CHEN, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
October 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
Ruffin v. Shulkin
Combined Opinion