Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Lilburn Rowe
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1983No. 81-3567PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Lilburn Rowe filed a claim for benefits under Part C of the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 931 et seq., alleging that his work in coal mines from 1935-1957 left him totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis. The Administrative Law Judge awarded benefits on the basis of a doctor’s opinion that Rowe had pneumoconiosis. The Benefits Review Board found that opinion to be an insufficient basis for the award of benefits, but affirmed on the basis of a second doctor’s opinion which was in the record but not discussed at all by the ALJ. The Director of the Office of Workers’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robert L. Blevins v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Bill Lawson v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Sprague v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Director, Office of Workmen's Compensation Program, United States Department of Labor v. Alabama By-Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Ruth Miller v. Central Dispatch, Inc. And Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by119 opinions
- Lewis Gibas v. Saginaw Mining Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Island Creek Coal Company v. Dennis E. Compton Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Big Branch Resources, Inc. v. John OgleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
- Johnnie York v. Benefits Review Board Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Kertesz v. Crescent Hills Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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