U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
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In the Matter of GILBERT A. HARRISON and VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
ANN ARBOR VETERANS HOSPITAL, Ann Arbor, MI
Docket No. 98-2561; Submitted on the Record;
Issued June 20, 2000
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DECISION and ORDER
Before DAVID S. GERSON, WILLIE T.C. THOMAS,
A. PETER KANJORSKI
The issue is whether the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs properly reduced appellant’s monetary compensation benefits based on his ability to perform the duties of a small parts assembler.
. The Board has given careful consideration to the issue involved, the contentions of appellant on appeal and the entire case record. The Board finds that the decision of the hearing representative of the Office dated and made final on August 5, 1998 is in accordance with the facts and the law in this case and hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the Office hearing representative.
The decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs dated and finalized on August 5, 1998 is affirmed.
Dated, Washington, D.C.
June 20, 2000
David S. Gerson
Member
Willie T.C. Thomas
Alternate Member
A. Peter Kanjorski
Alternate Member