OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Republic Steel Corporation petitions for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board. The sole question raised is whether an award of benefits based on ex parte medical reports is constitutionally permissible. We hold that it is and will therefore deny the petition.
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Earl Leonard, the miner upon whose employment history this case is based, died on July 17, 1975...
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