Joseph M. Fern v. ROBERT A. MCDONALD, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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JOSEPH M. FERN,
Claimant-Appellant,
v.
ROBERT A. MCDONALD,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Respondent-Appellee.
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2013-7129
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 11-3253, Chief Judge Bruce E.
Kasold.
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JUDGMENT
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K ENNETH M. CARPENTER , Carpenter, Chartered, of
Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant.
ERIC P. BRUSKIN, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litiga-
tion Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of
Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-
appellee. With him on the brief were STUART F. D ELERY,
Assistant Attorney General, ROBERT E. K IRSCHMAN, J R.,
Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY , J R., Assistant Director.

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Of counsel on the brief was D AVID J. BARRANS , Deputy
Assistant General Counsel, United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was
J OSHUA MAYER , Attorney.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and A DJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (MOORE, O’MALLEY , and REYNA, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
October 14, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Date Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court

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