Global Linguist Solutions, LLC v. Abdelmeged, No. 17-72516 (9th Cir. 2019)
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Petitions for review of compensation orders arising under the Defense Base Act should be filed in the circuit where the relevant district director is located. The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Benefits Review Board's decision concluding that a linguist who supported the military in Iraq was entitled to workers' compensation under the Defense Base Act.
The panel held that substantial evidence supported the ALJ's determination that claimant met both the medical and the economic aspect of disability as defined by the statute; the ALJ applied the correct legal standard when considering the evidence in this case; and the ALJ correctly concluded that claimant met his burden to show that he was disabled.
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Court Description: Defense Base Act The panel denied a petition for review brought by an employer, and its insurer, challenging a decision by the Benefits Review Board concluding that a linguist who supported the military in Iraq was entitled to workers’ compensation under the Defense Base Act. The panel held that petitions for review of compensation orders arising under the Defense Base Act should be filed in the circuit where the relevant district director is located. See 42 U.S.C. § 1653(b); 20 C.F.R. § 702.105. The panel held that substantial evidence supported the administrative law judge’s determination that beginning in November 2009, the claimant met both the “medical” and the “economic” aspect of “disability” as defined by the statute. The panel also held that the ALJ applied the correct legal standard when considering the evidence in this case. The panel concluded that the ALJ correctly concluded that the claimant met his burden to show that he was disabled.
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