Bader v. Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority

Opinion

KOONTZ, C.J.

Richard F. Bader, claimant, appeals a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding him benefits for partial hearing loss due to loud noise exposure while working for Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, his employer. On appeal, Bader contends that .the commission erred by utilizing the ANSI standard as a guideline for calculating loss of hearing rather than the American Medical Association (AMA) standard. Bader also asserts that, using the AMA standard, there was sufficient evidence to establish a hearing loss at a frequency greater than 2,000 Hertz (cycles per…