United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF VETERANS’ ADVOCATES, INC., PETER CIANCHETTA, MICHAEL REGIS, ANDREW TANGEN, Petitioners

v.

SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent ______________________

2020-1321 ______________________

Petition for review pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Section 502. ______________________

Decided: September 20, 2022 ______________________

BLAKE E. STAFFORD, Latham & Watkins LLP, Wash- ington, DC, argued for petitioners. Also represented by SHANNON MARIE GRAMMEL, ROMAN MARTINEZ.

MOLLIE LENORE FINNAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Jus- tice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also repre- sented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ERIC P. BRUSKIN, MARTIN F. HOCKEY, JR.; JULIE HONAN, Y. KEN LEE, Office of General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. ______________________