BIS Salamis, Inc. v. DOWCP, No. 15-60148 (5th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePetitioners appealed the Board's final order granting Claimant benefits under the Longshore Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. 901–950. The court concluded that more than a scintilla of evidence supports the ALJ’s determination that Claimant lacks credibility and that Claimant thus could not prima facie prove that the personnel-basket incident could have aggravated his preexisting condition to the extent he claims. Accordingly, the court reversed the Board's judgment awarding benefits to Claimant, except as to the Board's conclusion that he was entitled to benefits for his missing tooth. The court reinstated the ALJ's 2013 order.
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