BRAZZALLE v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP.

No. 84-1989.

803 F.2d 934 (1986)

Mary BRAZZALLE, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, as Designee of Raymond Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

J. Michael O'Neill, Jeffrey J. Bernstein and Joseph T. Bednarik, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Mary Brazzalle (claimant) appeals an ALJ's decision denying her benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901-41 (1986), for the disability of her deceased husband, Raymond J. Brazzalle, prior to his death. The ALJ denied her benefits under 20 C.F.R. § 727.203(a)(4) (1986) on the ground that medical testimony offered to establish a disability due to black lung disease (pneumoconiosis) was not based on "reasoned medical...

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