FOREMAN v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION

No. 85-7503.

794 F.2d 569 (1986)

Cornelius FOREMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ozell Billingsley, Jr., Robert Shannon Paden, Paden, Green, Paden & Birona, Bessemer, Ala., for petitioner-appellant.

Michael J. Denney, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C., J. Michael O'Neill, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.

Before HILL and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Cornelius Foreman appeals the determination of the Benefits Review Board (Board) that he is not entitled to disability benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (Act), 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. We affirm the decision of the Board.

From 1941 to 1954 Foreman was employed as a boiler room fireman by Tennessee Coal & Iron (TCI). TCI, a division of United States Steel Corp., is an integrated steel producer that utilizes...

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