Legal Opinion
Neil Hunter v. Director, Owcp, U.S. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1988No. 87-2675PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
In this petition for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board (BRB) we must decide, first, whether the BRB erred in affirming the determination of an administrative law judge (ALJ) that petitioner Neil Hunter failed to establish ten years of coal mine employment and, second, whether the BRB erred in affirming the ALJ’s determination that Hunter’s pneumoconio-sis does not arise out of his coal mine employment. We affirm the final order of the BRB.
Hunter filed an application with the Department of Labor for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30…
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