Cooper Energy Services v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Petitioner, Cooper Energy Services (employer), appeals an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a decision of a referee awarding benefits to the claimant, Alex Toth, for the loss of use of hearing in both ears for all practical intents and purposes.

The claimant had worked for the employer from 1951 until his retirement on December 31, 1981. On March 9, 1984, the claimant filed a claim petition alleg*146ing that he had suffered the loss of use of hearing in both ears and that the loss was work related. At the hearing before the referee, the…