Legal Opinion
Louie Edward Micheli v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1988No. 87-1474PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
Louie Edward Micheli petitions to review an order of the Benefits Review Board denying his claim for disability benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945. The basic issue concerns the evidentiary weight which an administrative law judge may give to a medical opinion which is inconsistent with and fails to account for contrary objective medical data. Because we find that the decision of the administrative law judge was not supported by substantial evidence, we must set the administrative determination aside, remand the case and direct that a judgment…
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- Lonnie E. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Getty Oil Co. v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Kaiser Steel Corporation v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Jesse SainzCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Onfrey Sulyma v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, as Designee for Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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