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WELCH v. BENEFITS REVIEW BD.

No. 85-3879.

808 F.2d 443 (1986)

Melvin WELCH, Petitioner, v. BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

November 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roscoe C. Bryant, J. Michael O'Neill, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

John P. Mahaffey, Hirsch and Associates, Columbus, Ohio, for appellant.

Before KEITH and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges, and TODD, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Melvin Welch filed a claim for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et. seq. ("Act"). The claim was denied by the Department of Labor in October 1979. In accordance with the Act, the case was referred to the Office of Administrative Law Judges ("ALJ"). After a formal hearing in August 1982, at which the parties presented evidence and argument, petitioner's claim was again denied. Petitioner appealed...

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