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No. 94-1620
RONALD L. BORDEN,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant, Appellee.
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Joseph L. Tauro, U.S. District Judge]
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Before
Cyr, Circuit Judge,
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Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge,
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and Stahl, Circuit Judge.
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Per Curiam.
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This
is an
appeal from
a district
2674
complaint as barred
that the
FTCA's limited
Mass.), aff'd
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1983).
waiver of
sovereign immunity
out of
service."
or are in
the course of
activity incident to
does not
apply
because:
(1) he
medical
care
he
was
"off
received in
military
part by
civilian employees.
application
of
"incident to
depends
plaintiff's
military
allegedly
negligent
on
defendant's
treatment.
(9th
(10th
Accord Hata v.
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Cir. 1994);
Quintana
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duty,"
hospitals
service"
status
(2)
was
A straightforward
test,
in
provision
United States, 23
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however,
relation
of
to
medical
playing
rendered in
the
F.2d 711
U.S. 1065
who was
(1990).
entitled
claim is
condition treated
or the
839
Plaintiff
to medical
was an
treatment at
because of his
civilian status of
participated in it.
188
military status.
barred regardless of
F.2d 186,
active
the medical
the government
See Loughney v.
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(3d Cir.
1988)
(citing
available
to him
is inadequate
veteran's
benefits), and
military discipline.
the Feres
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from
(he is
his suit
currently receiving
will not
interfere with
doctrine.
deviating
compensation otherwise
This court is
from
the
fundamentally precluded
doctrine,
which
has
been
Court.
of this disposition, we
Affirmed.
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