Birdeye Middleton v. Shinseki

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ BIRDEYE L. MIDDLETON, Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee. ______________________ 2013-7014 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 10-4222, Judge Alan G. Lance, Sr. ______________________ Decided: August 15, 2013 ______________________ MICHAEL S. SAWYER, Covington & Burling LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant. With him on the brief was EINAR STOLE. Of counsel on the brief were BARTON F.…