Case Name: Alvaro J. RUIZ, Claimant-Appellant, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-02-14
Citations: 463 F. App'x 933
Docket Number: No. 2011-7106
Parties: Alvaro J. RUIZ, Claimant-Appellant, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: LINN, DYK, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 463
Pages: 933–933

Head Matter:
Alvaro J. RUIZ, Claimant-Appellant, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 2011-7106.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Feb. 14, 2012.
Ronald L. Smith, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. Of counsel were Aaron Parker; and Virginia L. Carrón and Armón Shah-dadi, of Atlanta, Georgia.
Scott D. Austin, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent-appel-lee. Of counsel on the brief were Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Deputy-Assistant General Counsel and Jonathan E. Taylor, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
LINN, DYK, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
This Cause having been heard and considered, it is
Ordered and Adjudged:
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. II. 36.