*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ROSCOE BONNER, Claimant-Appellant v.

ROBERT D. SNYDER, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2016-1589 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 13-3000, Judge William A. Moor- man.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ P HILIP S HENG , Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Menlo Park, CA, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represent- ed by A NDREW Y APHE .

I GOR H ELMAN , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also represented by B ENJAMIN C. M IZER , R OBERT E. K IRSCHMAN , J R ., M ARTIN F. H OCKEY , J R .; S AMANTHA A NN S YVERSON , B RIAN *2 D. G RIFFIN , Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.

______________________ T HIS C AUSE having been heard and considered, it is O RDERED and A DJUDGED :

P ER C URIAM (L OURIE , M OORE , and T ARANTO , Circuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT February 8, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court