Consolidation Coal Company v. OWCP

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 18-2097 CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Respondent. ____________________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. No. 17-BLA-0351. ____________________ ARGUED NOVEMBER 29, 2018 — DECIDED DECEMBER 21, 2018 ____________________ Before FLAUM, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges. FLAUM, Circuit Judge. Ralph Ross worked as a coal miner for approximately thirty years. He smoked cigarettes for al-…