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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished opinion denying Carl Thorn's petition for review of a Benefits Review Board decision affirming the denial of black lung benefits. The Court of Appeals found no reversible error in the Board's decision affirming the administrative law judge's denial of benefits to Thorn based on the reasons provided in the Board's opinion.

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished opinion denying Carl Thorn's petition for review of a Benefits Review Board decision affirming the denial of black lung benefits. The Court of Appeals found no reversible error in the Board's decision affirming the administrative law judge's denial of benefits to Thorn based on the reasons provided in the Board's opinion.

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished opinion denying Carl Thorn's petition for review of a Benefits Review Board decision affirming the denial of black lung benefits. The Court of Appeals found no reversible error in the Board's decision affirming the administrative law judge's denial of benefits to Thorn based on the reasons provided in the Board's opinion.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 00-1951

    CARL C. THORN,
    Petitioner,
    versus
    ITMANN COAL COMPANY; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF
    WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNTIED STATES
    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
    Respondents.

    On petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board.


    (99-208-BLA)

    Argued:

    June 6, 2001

    Decided:

    June 29, 2001

    Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.

    Petition for review denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    ARGUED: S.F. Raymond Smith, RUNDLE & RUNDLE, L.C., Pineville, West
    Virginia, for Petitioner.
    Kathy Lynn Snyder, JACKSON & KELLY,
    Morgantown, West Virginia, for Respondents. ON BRIEF: Mary Rich
    Maloy, JACKSON & KELLY, P.L.L.C., Charleston, West Virginia, for
    Respondent Itmann Coal.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Following oral argument and having considered the briefs and
    the record, we find no reversible error in the June 9, 2000, decision of the Benefits Review Board, BRB No. 99-0208 BLA, affirming
    the administrative law judges October 29, 1998, decision and order
    on remand denying benefits.
    Accordingly, for the reasons substantially expressed in the
    opinion of the Benefits Review Board, the petition for review is

    DENIED.

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