Thomas Snyder 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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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THOMAS SNYDER,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
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2024-1862
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 21-8189, Judge Coral Wong Pi-
etsch.
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JUDGMENT
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K ENNETH D OJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka,
KS, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by
K ENNETH M. C ARPENTER.
N ELSON K UAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di-
vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington,
DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by
CLAUDIA BURKE, MARGARET J ANTZEN , P ATRICIA M.
MCCARTHY , BRETT S HUMATE; RICHARD STEPHEN HUBER,
Case: 24-1862 Document: 48 Page: 1 Filed: 01/08/2026

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D EREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (L OURIE, T ARANTO, and C HEN, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
January 8, 2026
Date
Case: 24-1862 Document: 48 Page: 2 Filed: 01/08/2026

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