Robert J. Sovis v. Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ROBERT J. SOVIS,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
ROBERT A. MCDONALD, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2015-7078
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 14-258, Chief Judge Bruce E.
Kasold.
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JUDGMENT
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K ATHERINE A. HELM , Simpson Thacher & Bartlett,
LLP, New York, NY, argued for claimant-appellant. Also
represented by F RANCIS J OHN ACOTT .
SHARI A. ROSE, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented
by ALLISON K IDD-M ILLER, ROBERT E. K IRSCHMAN, J R.,
BENJAMIN C. MIZER; Y. K EN L EE , MARTIN J AMES SENDEK,

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Office of General Counsel, United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (N EWMAN, SCHALL , and CHEN, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
April 21, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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