Legal Opinion
Greenwich Collieries v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Andrew Ondecko
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 23, 1993No. 92-3270PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This petition for review of a decision of the Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, presents a novel question in this circuit relating to the claimant’s burden of proof in a black lung benefit case. Andrew Ondecko, the claimant, filed an application for benefits with the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45 (1982) (the Act). Ondecko claimed total disability due to pneumoconio-sis contracted through coal mine exposure, and further, that this condition precluded him from performing…
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