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WRIGHT v. ISLAND CREEK COAL CO.

No. 86-3639.

824 F.2d 505 (1987)

Henry WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; and United States Department of Labor, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. Burchett, argued, Prestonsburg, Ky., for petitioner.

Martin E. Hall, argued, Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell, Charleston, W.Va., for Island Creek.

Benefits Review Bd., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Office of Sol., U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., J. Michael O'Neill and Ronald G. Ray, for Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

Before WELLFORD, MILBURN and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Henry Wright appeals from a decision of the Benefits Review Board affirming the decision of an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") denying benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I.

Petitioner was born on August 14, 1932, and has a ninth-grade education. Prior to his retirement on June 7, 1974, petitioner had worked as a coal...

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