Legal Opinion
Air America, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Joseph F. Kerch
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 2, 1979No. 78-1318PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a claim for compensation and benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-50 (the Act), as extended by the Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1651-54. Claimant’s former employer, Air America, Inc., petitions for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board in which claimant was found to be totally disabled.
Claimant became a pilot for Air Asia, Inc., predecessor of Air America, Inc., in Southeast Asia in 1965, after having retired from the Air Force. In early 1974, while on assignment for Air…
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