City of Ponca City v. Shingledecker

RE IF, Judge.

The issue presented for review by the City of Ponca City concerns the sufficiency of Claimant’s evidence to support the hearing loss award as affirmed by the three-judge panel. City’s primary complaint goes to the opinion of Claimant’s medical expert. This doctor concluded that Claimant’s hearing loss was due to exhaust fan noise in the kitchen of the Marland Mansion where Claimant had worked as a cook. City challenges this opinion on grounds that (1) it was based on an inaccurate history of Claimant’s employment exposure which the doctor stated was five and one-half years,…