Lorene Lester, Petitioner, v. Dorothy Mae Coal Company; Director, Office of Workers'compensation Programs, United States Department Oflabor; Old Republic Insurance Company,respondents, 37 F.3d 1494 (4th Cir. 1994)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 37 F.3d 1494 (4th Cir. 1994) Submitted: July 8, 1993Decided: Oct. 6, 1994

On Petition for Review of An Order of the Benefits Review Board. (89-3093-BLA)

Lorene Lester, Petitioner Pro Se.

Mark Elliott Solomons, Laura Metcoff Klaus, Arter & Hadden Washington, DC; Patricia May Nece, Eileen Mary McCarthy, United States Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Ben.Rev.Bd.

AFFIRMED.

Before WIDENER and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:


Lorene Lester seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's decision and order affirming the administrative law judge's denial of black lung benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C.A. Secs. 901-945 (West 1986 & Supp.1992). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision is based upon substantial evidence and that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board. Lester v. Dorothy Mae Coal Co., No. 89-3093-BLA (B.R.B. July 8, 1992). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

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