Legal Opinion
Earl Davis v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, and Kaiser Steel Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1991No. 89-9506PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Earl Davis applied for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (1988). His claim was denied by an administrative law judge (AU), and the denial was affirmed on appeal to the Department of Labor Benefits Review Board (BRB). In his appeal to this court, 1 Davis contends that the decisions of both the AU and the BRB were based on an erroneous view of relevant medical evidence. The Director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, 2 has filed a brief in which he agrees with Davis that this…
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