Legal Opinion
Burns v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 20, 1994No. Nos. 93-1476, 93-1626PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
Concurring Opinion filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Robert L. Bums seeks review of three orders of the Benefits Review Board (“BRB” or “Board”). Burns contends that the Board exceeded its statutorily defined scope of review in reversing the first two Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) rulings. We agree that the Board overstepped its authority, and find that the original ALJ award of benefits was supported by substantial evidence. We therefore grant Burns’s petition for review, and reinstate the ALJ’s original…
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