Legal Opinion
Riley v. National Mines Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1988No. 87-3605PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, Estill Riley, appeals from the denial of black lung benefits by the Benefits Review Board (Board), United States Department of Labor. 33 U.S.C. § 921(c) as incorporated by 30 U.S.C. § 932(a). On appeal, Riley claims that the administrative law judge (AU) whose decision was upheld by the Board, erred in his application of the interim presumptions found in 20 C.F.R. § 727.203. Riley also claims that the AU erred in denying benefits in contravention of the presumption found in 20 C.F.R. § 410.490.
Upon a review of the record, we conclude that there is no merit to petitioner’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Moseley v. Peabody Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Ballard Haywood v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Bill Lawson v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Dewey Engle v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by21 opinions
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