Pat A. Hatfield v. Denis McDonough

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 19-7165 PAT A. HATFIELD, APPELLANT, V. DENIS MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued January 12, 2021 Decided March 8, 2021) Adam R. Luck, of Dallas, Texas, for the appellant. James R. Drysdale, with whom William A. Hudson., Principal Deputy General Counsel; Mary Ann Flynn, Chief Counsel; and Jonathan G. Scruggs, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel, all of Washington, D.C., were on the brief for the appellee. Before BARTLEY, Chief Judge, and GREENBERG and ALLEN, Judges. ALLEN,…