Legal Opinion
Ramey v. Kentland Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1985No. Nos. 84-3063, 84-3128PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
In both of these cases, petitioners seek reversal of the Benefits Review Board’s (Board) decisions denying them black lung benefits. Rex Ramey worked as a coal miner for forty-two years until 1976. Ross Lewis was also employed as a miner until 1976, having worked twenty-nine years in the coal mines.
An administrative law judge (ALJ) found that Ramey was entitled to invoke the 20 C.F.R. § 727.203(a)1 presumption of total disability due to pneumoconiosis because x-ray evidence demonstrated the presence of pneumoconiosis. The ALJ found, however, that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Lewis Gibas v. Saginaw Mining Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Weems v. McCloudCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ballard Haywood v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by100 opinions
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- Frank Wetherill v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Johnnie York v. Benefits Review Board Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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