Legal Opinion
Freda M. Grant v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Dept. Of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1988No. 87-3674PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Freda Grant appeals from the Benefits Review Board’s affirmance of an administrative law judge’s (AU’s) denial of her application for black lung survivor’s benefits. This appeal presents questions of whether substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s conclusion and whether the AU applied the proper regulations in considering Grant’s application for benefits. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
William H. Grant, petitioner’s deceased husband, was born in 1915 and worked in the Nation’s coal mines for a total of nine years prior to 1942. From 1942 to 1976, he…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnnie York v. Benefits Review Board Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Fred Kyle v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Opal Strike, Widow of Roy Strike v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Halon v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Thomas G. Caprini v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mildred Risher, Melvin Risher by His Estate, and His Widow v. Office of Workers Compensation Program Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co. v. MillikenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company v. MillikenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Barnes v. ICO Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Banty Looney v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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