NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GARFIELD J. LADD, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee. ______________________ 2013-7079 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 09-4787, Judge Robert N. Davis. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ZACHARY M. STOLZ, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Ltd., of Providence, Rhode Island, argued for claimant- appellant. With him on the brief was THOMAS R. BENDER. Of counsel was ROBERT V. CHISHOLM. L. MISHA PREHEIM, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Depart- ment of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respond- ent-appellee. With him on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, BRYANT G. SNEE, Acting Director, and MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR., Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were DAVID J. BARRANS, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and MEGHAN D. ALPHONSO, Attorney, United States Department of Veter- ans Affairs, of Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 12, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court