Legal Opinion
Belcher v. City of Hampton
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 7, 1986No. Record No. 0761-85PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAKER, J.
On September 17, 1984, Thomas S. Belcher (claimant), who was employed in the Fire Department of the City of Hampton (City), filed an Application for Hearing with the Industrial Commission of Virginia (Commission) asserting that he had suffered a “noise-induced hearing loss” during the course of his employment as a fireman for the City. The application stated the date of the accident to be “Cumulative, Date of diagnosis August 16, 1984” and that the purpose for which the hearing was requested was to prove an “occupational disease” the nature of which was “noise-induced hearing…
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