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Parties Involved:
Robert A. McDonald
Appellee
Timothy N. Shields
Appellant

Document Text:

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals 

for the Federal Circuit ______________________ 

TIMOTHY N. SHIELDS,

Claimant-Appellant

v.

ROBERT A. MCDONALD, SECRETARY OF 

VETERANS AFFAIRS,

Respondent-Appellee

______________________ 

2016-1072

______________________ 

Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for 

Veterans Claims in No. 14-1704, Chief Judge Lawrence B. 

Hagel.

______________________ 

JUDGMENT

______________________ 

ROBERT PAUL WALSH, Law Office of Robert P. Walsh, 

Battle Creek, MI, argued for claimant-appellant.

MARK E. PORADA, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil 

Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented 

by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., SCOTT 

D. AUSTIN; Y. KEN LEE, BRANDON A. JONAS, Office of 

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General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Washington, DC.

______________________ 

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: 

 PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, WALLACH, and TARANTO,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

 ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 9, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

 Date Peter R. Marksteiner

 Clerk of Court

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