Green-Brown v. Sealand Services, Inc.

OPINION

MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:

Arthur L. Brown, a former longshore worker, petitioned for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board of the U.S. Department of Labor (BRB or Board). Brown passed away after his petition was filed, and Claire Green-Brown, his widow and executrix, has been substituted as petitioner. The challenged BRB decision affirms the administrative law judge’s decision that awarded hearing loss compensation to Brown under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-50, based on an audiogram that did not comply with the American…