Legal Opinion
John Stiltner v. Island Creek Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1996No. 95-1192PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we must decide whether substantial evidence supports the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) conclusion that the sole cause of John E. Stiltner’s total disability was his history of cigarette smoking. Because we find substantial evidence does support the ALJ’s decision to deny benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act), 30 U.S.C.A §§ 901-45 (West 1986 & Supp.1995), we affirm.
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Now seventy-seven years old, Stiltner worked as an underground coal miner for approximately forty years until 1979. During his last ten years as a miner, he worked…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Carl C. Thorn v. Itmann Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Darrell A. Doss v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Itmann Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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