1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 835 F.2d
  5. 835 F.2d 262 (1987)
 

VELASQUEZ v. DIRECTOR, O.W.C.P.

No. 86-1120.

835 F.2d 262 (1987)

Salomon VELASQUEZ, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Bernstein, for U.S. Dept. of Labor, and with him on the briefs, George R. Salem, Sol. of Labor, Donald S. Shire, Associate Solicitor, J. Michael O'Neill, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Thomas L. Holzman, Asst. Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Attorneys for Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C.

Ellen Pinnes, Santa Fe, N.M., for petitioner Salomon Velasquez.

Before HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and BROWN, Senior District Judge.

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Department of Labor Benefits Review Board. The Review Board modified an award of black lung disability benefits to Salomon Velasquez. The Board changed the entitlement date for payment of Velasquez' benefits from January 1, 1974, to March 24, 1978. Velasquez appeals the decision of the Review Board under the authority of 33 U.S.C. § 921(c), and asks this court to restore January...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases