Alfred Ruben Pelt v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ALFRED RUBEN PELT,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2023-2201
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 21-6212, Judge Amanda L. Mere-
dith, Judge Coral Wong Pietsch, Judge Joseph L. Toth.
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JUDGMENT
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J OHN D. N ILES , Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, ar-
gued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by
K ENNETH M. CARPENTER ; AMY BETH K RETKOWSKI, Law Of-
fice of Amy B. Kretkowski, PLC, Iowa City, IA.
P ATRICK ANGULO, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented
by CLAUDIA BURKE, P ATRICIA M. MC C ARTHY , BRETT
Case: 23-2201 Document: 55 Page: 1 Filed: 09/11/2025

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SHUMATE; EVAN SCOTT G RANT , D EREK SCADDEN, Office of
General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (CHEN, L INN, and H UGHES , Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
September 11, 2025
Date
Case: 23-2201 Document: 55 Page: 2 Filed: 09/11/2025

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