Gardner-Dickson v. McDonough

Case: 21-1462 Document: 31 Page: 1 Filed: 11/05/2021 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ KATHY GARDNER-DICKSON, Claimant-Appellant v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2021-1462 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 19-4765, Judge Amanda L. Mere- dith, Judge Joseph L. Falvey Jr., Judge William S. Green- berg. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. REBECCA SARAH KRUSER, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; CHRISTOPHER O. ADELOYE, BRIAN Case: 21-1462 Document: 31 Page: 2 Filed: 11/05/2021 D. GRIFFIN, Office of General Counsel, United States De- partment of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and REYNA, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 5, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court