Claim of Brogan v. Ford Motor Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sweeney, J.

In December of 1980, claimant, an employee of Ford Motor Company, filed a claim for occupational loss of hearing due to a 30-year period of exposure to noise at injurious levels. The board awarded him benefits based on a 23% binaural hearing loss. Shortly thereafter, by a supplemental decision, the board reaffirmed this decision. By its initial decision the board held that the regulations on which the award was based were adopted in compliance with the statutory authority and this determination was reaffirmed in the supplemental decision. Ford has appealed from…