MARY F. BEARD, Widow of Boyd T. Beard v. United States Steel Corporation

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-1091
MARY F. BEARD, Widow of Boyd T. Beard,
Petitioner,
versus
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION; DIRECTOR,
OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board.
(05-945-BLA; 04-6291-BLA)
Submitted: July 20, 2007 Decided: August 16, 2007
Before NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Larry L. Rowe, Kelly Elswick-Hall, LARRY L. ROWE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Charleston, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Howard G. Salisbury,
Jr., KAY CASTO & CHANEY PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, for
Respondent United States Steel.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Mary F. Beard, widow of Boyd T. Beard, 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 affirm for the reasons
stated by the Board. Beard v. U.S. Steel Corp., Nos. 05-945-BLA;
04-6291-BLA (BRB Aug. 14, 2006). 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.
AFFIRMED

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