Garfield J. Ladd 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N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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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GARFIELD J. LADD,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2013-7079
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 09-4787, Judge Robert N. Davis.
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JUDGMENT
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ZACHARY M. STOLZ, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick,
Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant-
appellant. With him on the brief was T HOMAS R. BENDER .
Of counsel was ROBERT V. CHISHOLM .
L. MISHA P REHEIM , Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial
Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Depart-
ment of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respond-
ent-appellee. With him on the brief were S TUART F.
D ELERY , Assistant Attorney General, BRYANT G. SNEE,
Acting Director, and MARTIN F. H OCKEY , J R., Assistant

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Director. Of counsel on the brief were D AVID J. BARRANS ,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and MEGHAN D.
ALPHONSO, 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 (D YK, P ROST , and O’MALLEY , Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
February 12, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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