Opinion

Burie W. Heaton v. Clinchfield Coal Company Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor

  • 38 F.3d 1213
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 36648
  • 1994 WL 560752
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Filed
Oct 14, 1994
Status
Published
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

38 F.3d 1213

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Burie W. HEATON, Petitioner,

v.

CLINCHFIELD COAL COMPANY; Director, Office of Workers'

Compensation Programs, United States Department of

Labor, Respondents.

No. 94-1650.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted: September 6, 1994

Decided: October 14, 1994.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (92-2523-BLA)

Burie W. Heaton, Petitioner Pro Se.

Timothy Ward Gresham, Penn, Stuart, Eskridge & Jones, Abingdon, Virginia; Christian P. Barber, Helen Hart Cox, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Ben.Rev.Bd.

AFFIRMED.

Before WIDENER and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

1

Appellant seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's decision and order affirming the administrative law judge's denial of black lung benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C.A. Secs. 901-945 (West 1986 & Supp.1994). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision is based upon substantial evidence and that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board. Heaton v. Clinchfield Coal Co., No. 92-2523-BLA (B.R.B. Apr. 26, 1994). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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