Frank S. Smith v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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FRANK S. SMITH,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2013-7078
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 11-2714, Chief Judge Bruce E.
Kasold.
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JUDGMENT
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T RAVIS J AMES WEST , Solheim Billing & Grimmer,
S.C., of Madison, Wisconsin, argued for claimant-
appellant.
WILLIAM J. G RIMALDI, Trial Attorney, Commercial Lit-
igation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department
of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-
appellee. On the brief were S TUART F. D ELERY , Assistant
Attorney General, J EANNE E. D AVIDSON, Director, SCOTT
D. AUSTIN, Assistant Director, and ERIC P. BRUSKIN, Trial

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Attorney. Of counsel on the brief were D AVID J. BARRANS ,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and MARTIE
ADELMAN, Attorney, United States Department of Veter-
ans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (O’MALLEY , WALLACH , and T ARANTO, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
December 12, 2013 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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