Duncannon Borough & Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge BUTLER.

Duncannon Borough (Employer) 1 petitions for review of the May 19, 2010 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) which granted the review petition of John Bruno (Claimant) and awarded him specific loss benefits for hearing loss. The issue before this Court is whether the Board erred as a matter of law by finding that Section 306(c)(8)(iii) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) is not applicable when hearing loss is caused by trauma. 2 Based on the following, we reverse the decision of the…