Vernie L. Farris v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Badger Coal Company

944 F.2d 901

NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.
Vernie L. FARRIS, Petitioner,
v.
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Badger Coal Company,
Respondents.

No. 91-1123.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted Aug. 26, 1991.
Decided Sept. 16, 1991.

On Petition for Review of an Order for the Benefits Review Board. (88-1400-BLA)

Vernie L. Farris, petitioner pro se.

Michael John Denney, Barry H. Joyner, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., Stacy V. Killen, Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, W.Va., for respondents.

Ben.Rev.Bd.

AFFIRMED.

Before WILKINSON and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

1

Vernie L. Farris 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. Our review of the record and the Board's decision and order discloses that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board. Farris v. DOWCP, 88-1400-BLA (Ben.Rev.Bd. May 21, 1991). 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.

2

AFFIRMED.