Porriello v. Shinseki ( 2013 )

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ NICOLO PORRIELLO, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________ 2011-7161 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in case No. 08-2731, Judge Robert N. Davis. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH M. CARPENTER, Carpenter Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellant. ALLISON KIDD-MILLER, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. On the brief were TONY WEST, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, BRIAN M. SIMKIN, Assistant Director, and SCOTT D. AUSTIN, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and DANA RAFFAELLI, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, DYK, and REYNA, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 15, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk