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Case: 25-1451 Document: 54 Page: 1 Filed: 11/09/2026 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JAMES F. MONETTE, Claimant-Appellant v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee ______________________ 2025-1451 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 23-3628, Judge William S. Green- berg. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KENNETH DOJAQUEZ, Carpenter Chartered, Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant. MOLLIE LENORE GROPP, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Wash- ington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. Also repre- sented by CHRISTOPHER O. ADELOYE, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, MEREDYTH COHEN HAVASY, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY, BRETT SHUMATE; DEREK SCADDEN, Office of General Counsel, Case: 25-1451 Document: 54 Page: 2 Filed: 11/09/2026 United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washing- ton, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 9, 2026 Date