Legal Opinion
Bobby G. Whicker v. United States Department of Labor Benefits Review Board and Clinchfield Coal Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. 83-1948PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Bobby G. Whicker (Whicker), a fifty-two-year-old coal miner, appeals from a decision of the Benefits Review Board denying his claim for black lung disability payments under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, (Black Lung Act), as amended, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45. We reverse and remand for an award of benefits.
Whicker worked in underground mines owned by Clinchfield Coal Company (Clinchfield) for over twenty-five years before chronic and increasingly severe pulmonary problems forced him to leave his position in 1977. He first experienced breathing…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ernest Hampton v. United States Department of Labor Benefits Review Board, Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Company, Old Republic CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Beatrice Pocahontas Company and Acie D. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Bryan Beavan v. Bethlehem Mines Corporation, and Director, Office of Workmen's Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Orville Kuehner v. Ziegler Coal Company and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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