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WYATT v. CALIFANO

No. 78-1056.

618 F.2d 1079 (1980)

Charles WYATT, Appellant, v. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Sec. of Health, Education & Welfare, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Garton Gibson, Bluefield, W. Va. (Hensley, Muth & Gibson, Bluefield, W. Va., on brief), for appellant.

Rebecca A. Betts, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va. (Robert B. King, U. S. Atty., James S. Arnold, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, W. Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before BUTZNER and HALL, Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Claimant Charles Wyatt appeals from a district court order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare that he was not entitled to "black lung" benefits sought pursuant to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. Our scope of review is confined to determining whether the Secretary's denial was supported by substantial evidence. If such support exists, we must affirm...

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