Timothy N. Shields 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N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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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TIMOTHY N. SHIELDS,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
ROBERT A. MCDONALD, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2016-1072
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 14-1704, Chief Judge Lawrence B.
Hagel.
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JUDGMENT
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ROBERT P AUL WALSH , Law Office of Robert P. Walsh,
Battle Creek, MI, argued for claimant-appellant.
MARK E. P ORADA, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented
by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E. K IRSCHMAN, J R., SCOTT
D. AUSTIN; Y. K EN L EE , BRANDON A. J ONAS , Office of

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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 (O’MALLEY , WALLACH , and T ARANTO,
Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
August 9, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court

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