Legal Opinion
Woodward v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1993No. 92-3282PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Luke Woodward (“Woodward”), appeals the denial of his application for disability claims by the Benefits Review Board of the United States Department of Labor (the “Board”). Woodward filed this action pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act (the “Act”), 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45. The Act provides for the payment of benefits to former coal miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis resulting from previous coal mine employment. Because the Administrative Law Judge (“AU”) erred by excluding the early x-ray evidence and its attendant interpretations from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Lilburn RoweCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Ramey v. Kentland Elkhorn Coal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Quarto Mining Company Elba F. BellomyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Consolidation Coal Company v. Louis Chubb, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Southeast Coal Co. v. CombsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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