Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit May 2, 1980, 77-1634 (Luther Conn v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare)

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of black lung benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 901,

et seq.

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Claimant Conn, a former coal miner, filed an application for black lung benefits on September 1, 1970. He submitted as evidence to the administrative law judge a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis (black lung) given by Dr.