SMILEY v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WKRS. COMP. PROGRAMS

No. 91-70335.

973 F.2d 1463 (1992)

Shirley A. SMILEY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Navy Resale and Services Support Office, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shirley A. Smiley, pro se.

Thomas R. Ungleich, Navy Exchange Service, Staten Island, N.Y., for respondent.

Before: FERGUSON, REINHARDT, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from denial of a claim for benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1988) ("the Longshore Act"). An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied Shirley A. Smiley's claim for permanent total disability benefits as compensation for a back injury and psychological injury suffered while employed by the Navy. The United States Department of Labor Benefits Review Board affirmed...

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