Enrique Polanco v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs Southwest Marine and Industrial Indemnity

45 F.3d 436 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Enrique POLANCO, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Southwest Marine and Industrial Indemnity, Respondents. No. 93-70472. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 9, 1994. * Decided Dec. 21, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, THOMPSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Enrique Polanco petitions for review of a decision and order of the Benefits Review Board (Board) affirming an administrative law judge's (ALJ) decision to deny Polanco's claim, filed pursuant to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 901 et seq., for continuing medical and disability benefits. We have jurisdiction under 33 U.S.C. Sec. 921 (c), and we affirm. BACKGROUND 3 On April 17, 1987, while in the course of his employment with Southwest Marine, Polanco fell through scaffolding and injured his back. He has not returned to work since that…