UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1699
CARL A. STOWERS,
Petitioner,
v.
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board.
(07-678-BLA)
Submitted: November 13, 2008 Decided: November 18, 2008
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Carl A. Stowers, Petitioner Pro Se. William Steele Mattingly,
JACKSON KELLY, PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia; Sean Gregory
Bajkowski, Rita Ann Roppolo, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Washington, D.C., for Respondents.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Carl A. Stowers 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.
§§ 901-945 (2000). Our review of the record discloses that the
Board’s decision is based upon substantial evidence and is
without reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for
review for the reasons stated by the Board. Stowers v.
Westmoreland Coal Co., Inc., No. 07-0678-BLA (B.R.B. Apr. 29,
2008). 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.
PETITION DENIED
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Stowers v. Westmoreland Coal Company
Combined Opinion