Board's Failure to Consider All Evidence Leads to Reversal of 2 Claim Denials

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of two workers’ claims for occupational pneumoconiosis due to the failure of the Board of Review to consider all evidence. Case: Boyce v. Quinwood Coal Co. LLC and Sargent v. Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc., Nos. 24-ICA-346 and 24-ICA-440, 10/01/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Wade Boyce and Christopher Sargent individually filed claims for occupational pneumoconiosis against Quinwood Coal Co. LLC and Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc., their respective employers. Both men claimed they were exp...