Freddie Butts, Marvin O. Johnson v. Robert Wilkie, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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FREDDIE BUTTS, MARVIN O. JOHNSON,
Claimants-Appellees
v.
ROBERT WILKIE, ACTING SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellant
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2017-1058, 2017-1509
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Appeals from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in Nos. 10-1785, 14-3019, Senior Judge
Lawrence B. Hagel, Chief Judge Robert N. Davis.
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JUDGMENT
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ZACHARY STOLZ, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick,
Providence, RI, argued for claimant-appellee Freddie
Butts. Also represented by MEGAN MARIE ELLIS ,
J ENNA ZELLMER ; BARBARA J. COOK, Cincinnati, OH.
K ENNETH M. CARPENTER , Law Offices of Carpenter
Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellee
Marvin O. Johnson.

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AMANDA T ANTUM , Commercial Litigation Branch,
Civil Division, United States Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellant. Also
represented by CHAD A. READLER , ROBERT E. K IRSCHMAN,
J R., L. MISHA P REHEIM ; Y. K EN L EE , BRANDON A. J ONAS ,
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 A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (MOORE, WALLACH , and CHEN, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
May 7, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court

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