Metro MacHine Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

Metro Machine Corporation and Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Limited, petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board affirming decisions of an ALJ granting a claim for medical benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), see 33 U.S.C. § 907. Finding no reversible error, we deny the petition.

I

Before setting out the facts underlying this appeal, we will begin with a brief discussion of some of the relevant legal concepts.

The Act “creates a comprehensive federal scheme to compensate workers injured or killed while…