Victor Manuel Aviles-Rivera v. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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VICTOR MANUEL AVILES-RIVERA,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2022-2084
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 19-5969, Chief Judge Margaret C.
Bartley, Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr., Judge Joseph L. Toth.
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SUA SPONTE
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Before REYNA, T ARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
The parties filed supplemental briefing in the above-
captioned appeal concerning, among other issues, whether
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this appeal was moot in light of Mr. Aviles-Rivera’s May
2022 and July 2023 supplemental claims brought before
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Having consid-
ered the parties’ supplemental briefing and the intervening
proceedings concerning Mr. Aviles-Rivera’s supplemental
claims before the VA, we determine that this appeal is
moot. We also exercise our discretion to vacate the under-
lying Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ judgment and
opinion. See U.S. Bancorp Mortg. Co. v. Bonner Mall
P’ship, 513 U.S. 18, 21–22 (1994).
Upon consideration thereof,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) This appeal is dismissed as moot. Each party shall
bear its own costs.
(2) The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ May 24,
2022 judgment and May 2, 2022 decision in Case No.
19–5969 are vacated.
June 12, 2024
Date
F OR THE COURT
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