FIFE v. DIRECTOR, OWCP, U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR

No. 88-4060.

888 F.2d 365 (1989)

John FIFE, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy B. Stulberg, Mostoller & Stulberg, Oak Ridge, Tenn., for petitioner.

Michael J. Denney, Cheryl Blair, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of the Sol., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before MARTIN, MILBURN and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

John Fife appeals from the decision of the Benefits Review Board (BRB) denying him black lung benefits. Fife alleges that he developed pneumoconiosis from thirty-two years work in the coal mines. Upon our review of the record, we affirm the decision of the Board.

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Fife, who was born on September 21, 1912, first filed for social security disability benefits in 1971. In April 1978, after having been denied social security benefits several...

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