Alvaro J. Ruiz v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ALVARO J. RUIZ,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2011-7106
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in case no. 08-2237, Judge William P.
Greene, Jr.
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JUDGMENT
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RONALD L. SMITH , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for
claimant-appellant. Of counsel were AARON PARKER; and
VIRGINIA L. CARRON and ARMON SHAHDADI, of Atlanta,
Georgia.
S COTT D. AUSTIN , Assistant Director, Commercial
Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States
Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for
respondent-appellee. Of counsel on the brief were TONY
WEST, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. D AVIDSON ,

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Director, and MARTIN F. H OCKEY, JR., Assistant Director.
Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS , Deputy
Assistant General Counsel and JONATHAN E. TAYLOR ,
Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
of Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM (LINN , D YK , and O’MALLEY, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
February 14, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk

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