Benny R. Roper v. R. JAMES NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2007-7003
BENNY R. ROPER,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
R. JAMES NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for
claimant-appellant.
Meredyth D. Cohen, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division,
United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee. With
her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson,
Director, and Steven J. Gillingham, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were
David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel and Ethan G. Kalett, Attorney,
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was
Brian T. Edmunds and Gregory T. Jaeger, Attorneys, United States Department of
Justice, of Washington, DC.
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Judge Robert N. Davis

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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2007-7003
BENNY R. ROPER,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
R. JAMES NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
Judgment
ON APPEAL from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
in CASE NO(S). 04-0233
This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
Per Curiam (MICHEL, Chief Judge, MOORE, Circuit Judge, and COTE*, District
Judge).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
DATED: September 7, 2007 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Jan Horbaly, Clerk
* Honorable Denise Cote, District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, sitting by designation.

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