Legal Opinion
Ron M. Brooks v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1993No. 92-1932PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Claimant-appellant Ron M. Brooks appeals a decision of the Benefits Review Board reversing the decision of the Administrative Law Judge and denying him disability compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (1988).
On May 19,1986, while working as a joiner for Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (NNS), Brooks injured his lower back. On his return to work three days later, he reported the injury to a physician at NNS’s clinic. He also informed the physician that he had injured his back several years before. Brooks thereafter…
3Cases cited1 opinion
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