Schmidt v. Modern Metals Foundry, Inc.

KEITH, Chief Justice.

Certiorari was granted to review a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals reversing the compensation judge’s factual determination that audiology services were reasonably required to cure and relieve the injured worker from the effects of his work injury. We reverse and reinstate the decision of the compensation judge.

Phillip P. Schmidt sustained work-related burn injuries, including a slag burn to his left eardrum, when molten aluminum splashed on various parts of his body. The employer and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier paid the wage loss…