VAZQUEZ-FLORES v. SHINSEKI

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. James, Law Offices of Richard Robert James, Esq., of Glen Allen, Virginia, argued for claimant-appellee Angel Vazquez-Flores.

Kenneth M. Carpenter, Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, Kansas, argued for claimant-appellee Michael R. Schultz.

Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellant. With him on the brief were Michael F. Hertz, Assistant Attorney General, and Jeanne E. Davidson, Director. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Martie S. Adelman, Staff Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before LINN, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.