Tucker v. Thames Valley Steel

SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Samuel B. Tucker, Jr. appeals from the June 22, 2007 final decision of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB”), regarding an award of workers compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (“the Act”). Though we assume the parties’ familiarity with the factual and procedural history of the case, we revisit key portions of that history here.

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In 1993, Tucker filed a claim for compensation under the Act for occupational diseases alleged to have been caused by exposure to hazardous substances in the course of work for Electric Boat…