HAMPTON v. U. S. DEPT. OF LABOR BENEFITS REVIEW BD.

No. 81-1715.

678 F.2d 506 (1982)

Ernest HAMPTON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD, Beatrice Pocahontas Coal Company, Old Republic Companies, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Garton Gibson, Bluefield, W. Va., Hensley, Muth, Gibson & Hayes, Bluefield, W. Va., on brief, for petitioner.

J. Randolph Query, Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell, Charleston, W. Va., for respondents.

Before WIDENER, HALL and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Ernest Hampton appeals a decision of the Benefits Review Board denying his claim for black lung benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended. We reverse and remand for an award of benefits.

Hampton worked in coal mines for twenty-four years. In December, 1975, he suffered an occlusion of the left coronary artery which required bypass surgery. Upon returning to work approximately one year later, Hampton was assigned...

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