James L. Zottarella v. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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JAMES L. ZOTTARELLA,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
ROBERT WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2018-1283
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 16-469, Senior Judge Kenneth B.
Kramer.
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JUDGMENT
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K ENNETH D OJAQUEZ, BNTD Law, Columbia, SC, ar-
gued for claimant-appellant.
AGATHA K OPROWSKI, Commercial Litigation Branch,
Civil Division, United States Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also
represented by T ARA K. HOGAN, R OBERT EDWARD
K IRSCHMAN, J R., CHAD A. READLER ; MEGHAN ALPHONSO,

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BRIAN D. G RIFFIN, 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 ADJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (N EWMAN, L OURIE, and S TOLL , Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
October 16, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court

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