Robbins v. Cyprus Cumberland Coal Co.

Elmer Robbins, proceeding pro se, petitions for review of the Benefits Review Board’s (Board’s) decision and order denying his claim for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. RApp. P. 34(a).

Robbins’s original application for benefits was filed with the Social Security Administration in April 1973. It was subsequently reviewed by the Department of Labor, which denied the claim…