Legal Opinion
Elijah Couch v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1985No. 84-5541PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Elijah Couch appeals from an order of the district court affirming the denial of black lung benefits by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The appeal is taken pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Part B of this Act establishes a program for the payment of benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis arising out of coal mine employment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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On June 7, 1973 appellant Couch filed an application for black lung benefits…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mike Elkins v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- James W. Begley v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Ballard Haywood v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Golden L. Moore v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Bill Lawson v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Glen Back v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Saginaw Mining Company v. George L. FerdaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Orange v. Island Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- John A. Taylor v. Clinchfield Coal Co. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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