Steven W. Hamer v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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STEVEN W. HAMER,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2011-7033
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 07-3181, Judge Lawrence B. Hagel.
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JUDGMENT
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K ENNETH M. CARPENTER, Carpenter, Chartered, of
Topeka, Kansas, argued for the claimant-appellant.
M ARTIN F. H OCKEY, JR., Assistant Director, Commercial
Litigation Branch, 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. D AVIDSON , Director, and TODD M.
H UGHES , Deputy Director. Of counsel on the brief were
M ICHAEL J. TIMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel,
and D ANA RAFFAELLI , Attorney, United States Department
of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and MOORE,
Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
November 9, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk

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