Legal Opinion
Joseph D. Arnold v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1977No. 76-2119PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the duty of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to consider, in a claim for Black Lung benefits under 30 U.S.C. §§ 921-925, evidence of pneumoconiosis, which evidence accumulated after June 30, 1973. 1 Joseph Arnold, who worked in the nation’s mines for more than twenty years, appeals from a judgment of the district court which found that the final decision of the Secretary denying black lung benefits to appellant was supported by substantial evidence. We vacate and remand.
As recited by the district court, there was considerable…
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