Richard Duhagon v. Metropolitan Stevedore Company

Richard Duhagon petitions for review of the order of the Benefits Review Board (“Board”) affirming the decision of the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) denying Du-hagon permanent disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 921 and deny the petition.

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As an initial matter, Respondent Metropolitan Stevedore Company (“Metropolitan”) asserts that this court lacks jurisdiction to review Duhagon’s claim because at the time he filed his petition for review in this court, October 9, 1997,…