James L. Kisor 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N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.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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JAMES L. KISOR,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2016-1929
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 14-2811, Senior Judge Alan G.
Lance, Sr.
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ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
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Before REYNA, SCHALL , and WALLACH , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
James L. Kisor filed a petition for rehearing en banc. A
response thereto was invited by the court and was filed by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. American Veterans,
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KISOR v. MCDONOUGH 2
National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc., Para-
lyzed Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, and Vietnam Veterans of America re-
quested leave to file a brief as amici curiae which the court
granted. Mr. Kisor’s petition was presumed to encompass
a petition for panel rehearing and was referred to the
panel.
Upon consideration thereof,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
The petition for panel rehearing is granted to the ex-
tent that the previous precedential opinion and judgment
issued August 12, 2020, are withdrawn and replaced with
the modified precedential opinion and judgment accompa-
nying this order.
F OR THE COURT
April 30, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
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