Paredes v. McDonald ( 2016 )

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ANTONIO PAREDES, Claimant-Appellant v. ROBERT A. MCDONALD, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2015-7026 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 13-2017, Judge Lawrence B. Hagel. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MATTHEW J. ILACQUA, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpat- rick, Providence, RI, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by ZACHARY STOLZ, ROBERT VINCENT CHISHOLM; BARBARA J. COOK, Cincinnati, OH; CHRISTOPHER J. CLAY, Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, KY. EMMA BOND, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di- vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., SCOTT D. AUSTIN, K. ELIZABETH WITWER; Y. KEN LEE, MEGHAN ALPHONSO, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 8, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court