National Steel and Shipbuilding Company v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 2 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NATIONAL STEEL AND No. 23-2865 SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, Agency No. BRB No. 23-0350 Benefits Review Board Petitioner,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKER'S

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS;

EUGENIO RODRIGUEZ,

Respondents.

NATIONAL STEEL AND No. 24-6822

SHIPBUILDING COMPANY,

Agency No. BRB No. 23-0350 Petitioner, Benefits Review Board

v.

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKER'S

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS;

EUGENIO RODRIGUEZ,

Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Argued and Submitted September 16, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: BYBEE, IKUTA, and LEE, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge BYBEE.

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