                     NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.


 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
                                     2009-7018


                            KENNETH M. CARPENTER,

                                                           Claimant-Appellant,

                                          v.

                  ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,

                                                           Respondent-Appellee.


        Zachary M. Stolz, Chisholm, Chisholm & Kilpatrick, of Washington, DC, argued
for claimant-appellant.

       Jane W. Vanneman, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for
respondent-appellee. With her 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 Michael J. Timinski, Deputy Assistant General Counsel
and Jamie L. Mueller, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Judge William A. Moorman
                     NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                                    2009-7018


                            KENNETH M. CARPENTER,

                                                     Claimant-Appellant,

                                         v.

                  ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,

                                                     Respondent-Appellee.




                                   Judgment


ON APPEAL from the       United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

in CASE NO(S).           01-1882

This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

      Per Curiam (NEWMAN, MAYER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges).

                          AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.


                                         ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT




DATED November 13, 2009                   /s/ Jan Horbaly
                                         Jan Horbaly, Clerk
