Samantha A. Fales 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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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SAMANTHA A. FALES,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2024-1298
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 22-3, Judge Joseph L. Toth.
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JUDGMENT
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FALEN M. LAPONZINA, ADVOCATE Nonprofit Organi-
zation, Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant.
Also represented by KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Carpenter
Chartered, Topeka, KS.
GALINA I. FOMENKOVA, Commercial Litigation Branch,
Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash-
ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre-
sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, PATRICIA
M. MCCARTHY; RICHARD STEPHEN HUBER, DEREK SCADDEN,
Case: 24-1298 Document: 39 Page: 1 Filed: 12/16/2025

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Office of General Counsel, United States Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (PROST, CLEVENGER, and TARANTO, Cir-
cuit Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
December 16, 2025
Date
Case: 24-1298 Document: 39 Page: 2 Filed: 12/16/2025

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