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Title: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock v. Director
Author : Fourth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals
Release Date : January 28, 1982
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 68 KB

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The question is whether or not a former employee, totally disabled by unrelated infirmities, was also totally or partially disabled by asbestosis, of which he was unaware at the time of retirement. In the processing of a claim under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. Â§ 901. et seq., the Administrative Law Judge found that he was not, but the Benefits Review Board, its chief judge dissenting, reversed and remanded, in effect directing the finding of at least a partial disability. A subsequent finding of a partial disability by reason of asbestosis was affirmed by the Benefits Review Board. The employer filed a petition for review here. I.