September 27, 1993
                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]


                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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        No. 93-1246 

                                ROBERT A. GAUDREAULT,

                                Plaintiff, Appellant,

                                          v.

               UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS,

                                 Defendant, Appellee.


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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                     [Hon. A. David Mazzone, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before

                                 Breyer, Chief Judge,
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                          Selya and Boudin, Circuit Judges.
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            Robert A. Gaudreault on brief pro se.
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            A.  John  Pappalardo,  United  States  Attorney,  and  William  L.
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        Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
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                      Per Curiam.   We have reviewed  the parties' briefs
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            and  the record  on appeal.   We  affirm essentially  for the

            reasons stated in the district court's memorandum and  order,

            dated February 19, 1993.

                      Affirmed.  See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 27.1.
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