*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential.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

DAVID J. SHULKIN, SECRETARY OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2016-2123 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 14-3215, Judge Alan G. Lance Sr., Judge Coral Wong Pietsch, Judge Margaret C. Bartley.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ S ANDRA W ALDORF W ISCHOW , Goodman Allen Donnelly PLLC, Glen Allen, VA, argued for claimant-appellant. Also represented by E RIN E LIZABETH R ALSTON .

A DAM E. L YONS , 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 ., L. M ISHA P REHEIM ; A MANDA *2 B LACKMON , Y. K EN L EE , Office of General Counsel, De- partment 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 (P ROST , Chief Judge, C LEVENGER and R EYNA , Circuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT March 20, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court