Alford v. McDonough

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) LEROY ALFORD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 22-2856 (RBW) ) ) DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of the ) Department of Veterans Affairs, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The plaintiff, Leroy Alford, a “disabled, . . . [twenty-three]-year retired veteran of the Gulf War[,]” Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 2, ECF No. 1, who is proceeding pro se, brought this civil action against the defendant, Douglas A. Collins, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA” or “Department”), asserting claims…