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Sixth Circuit· 9/7/2000

Cornett v. Benham Coal, Inc.

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  • 227 F.3d 569
  • 2000 WL 1262464

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  • finding doctor was entitled to base a reasonable opinion on non- qualifying results
  • “the regulations explicitly provide, a doctor can make a reasoned medical judgment that a miner is totally disabled even ‘where pulmonary function tests and/or blood-gas studies are medically contraindicated.’ ”

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Judges: Clay, Cudahy, Merritt

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