Richard D. Simmons v. Robert L. Wilkie

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 16-3039 RICHARD D. SIMMONS, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued April 25, 2018 Decided September 20, 2018) Kenneth M. Carpenter, of Topeka, Kansas, for the appellant. Mark D. Gore, with whom Meghan Flanz, Interim General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Kenneth A. Walsh, Deputy Chief Counsel; and Joshua L. Wolinsky, Appellate Attorney, all of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for the appellee. Before DAVIS, Chief Judge, and BARTLEY and…