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NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.
Charles L. SHORTT, Petitioner,
v.
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, Incorporated; Director, Office
of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States
Department of Labor, Respondents.
No. 93-1921.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted July 19, 1994.
Decided Aug. 1, 1994.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (87-3483-BLA)
Charles L. Short, petitioner, Pro Se.
Ann Brannon Rembrandt, Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, WV; Patricia May Nece, Matthew P. Levin, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, DC, for respondents.
Ben.Rev.Bd.
AFFIRMED.
Before NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant 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.A. Secs. 901-945 (West 1986 & Supp.1994). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision is based upon substantial evidence and that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board. Shortt v. Westmoreland Coal Co., No. 87-3483-BLA (B.R.B. June 25, 1993). 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.