
    Raymond W. JOHNSON, Jr., Claimant-Appellant, v. R. James NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
    No. 2006-7382.
    United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
    July 12, 2007.
    Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered LLP, of Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.
    Michael J. Dierberg., Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, and Todd M. Hughes, Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Martin J. Sendek, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.
    Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, LOURIE, Circuit Judge and ROBERTSON, District Judge.
    
      
       Honorable James Robertson, District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.
    
   Judgment

PER CURIAM.

This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

Affirmed. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.  