Gerry E. Gudinas v. Denis McDonough

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 19-2640 GERRY E. GUDINAS, APPELLANT, V. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued January 22, 2021 Decided April 16, 2021) Kenneth M. Carpenter, of Topeka, Kansas, for the appellant. Shondriette D. Kelley, with whom William A. Hudson, Jr., Acting General Counsel; Mary A. Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Selket N. Cottle, Deputy Chief Counsel, were on the brief, all of Washington, D.C., for the appellee. Before PIETSCH, GREENBERG, and MEREDITH, Judges. PIETSCH, Judge, filed the…