Corden v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BLATT, Senior Judge.

This is an appeal by George J. Corden (claimant) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board *209(Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying his claim petition for the specific loss of hearing in both ears.

The claimant was employed in the hammer shop of Latrobe Steel Company (employer) for 34 years. The record reveals that his work environment required him to be exposed to constant loud noises. He retired in June 1987, notifying the employer of his hearing problem approximately one year later. On September 6, 1988 he filed a claim petition, alleging a…