COUGHLAN v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP.

Nos. 84-1831, 84-1832.

757 F.2d 966 (1985)

Charles COUGHLAN, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, As Designee of Raymond P. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Respondent. John Peter SERTICH, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, as Designee of Raymond P. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. John Rossi, West Des Moines, Iowa, for petitioner.

Nathaniel Spiller, O.W.C.P., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before BRIGHT, ARNOLD, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Charles Coughlan and John Peter Sertich, two former coal miners, seek review of decisions by the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board (BRB) affirming denials of their claims for disability benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-45 (1982) (the Act). The BRB concluded that the denial determinations, which had been issued by an administrative law judge (ALJ) after hearings on the claims, were supported by...

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