Joey Hilliard Johnson v. Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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JOEY HILLIARD JOHNSON,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS,
Respondent-Appellee
ROBIN HOOD,
Respondent
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2023-2087
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 22-95, Judge Joseph L. Toth.
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Decided: December 12, 2025
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K ENNETH D OJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka,
KS, argued for claimant-appellant.
MATTHEW J UDE CARHART , Commercial Litigation
Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus-
tice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.
Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, MARTIN F.
Case: 23-2087 Document: 73 Page: 1 Filed: 12/12/2025

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JOHNSON v. COLLINS 2
HOCKEY , J R., P ATRICIA M. MCCARTHY ; J ONATHAN K RISCH ,
Y. K EN L EE , Office of General Counsel, United States De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
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Before D YK, CHEN, and STOLL , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
The judgment is affirmed. There is no final judgment
by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals on appellant’s claim for
compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 5313, and the Court
of Veterans Appeals therefore lacked jurisdiction.
AFFIRMED
Case: 23-2087 Document: 73 Page: 2 Filed: 12/12/2025

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