Yolanda F. Hickman v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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YOLANDA F. HICKMAN,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2013-7100
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 11-2769, Judge Robert N. Davis.
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JUDGMENT
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J AMIE MARIE ATWOOD, ABS Legal Advocates, P.A., of
Lawrence, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant. On the
brief was VIRGINIA A. G IRARD-BRADY .
L. MISHA P REHEIM , Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial
Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Depart-
ment of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respond-
ent-appellee. With him on the brief were STUART F.
D ELERY , Assistant Attorney General, J EANNE E.
D AVIDSON, Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY , J R., Assis-
tant Director. Of counsel on the brief were MICHAEL J.

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T IMINSKI, Deputy Assistant General Counsel and
CHRISTINA L. G REGG, Attorney, United States Department
of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel were
L ARA EILHARDT and Y. K EN L EE , Attorneys, United States
Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, P ROST , and CHEN,
Circuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
March 6, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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