Zwahlen v. BF Goodrich

SUMMERS, Justice.

Elmer Zwahlen filed a claim in the Workers’ Compensation Court for loss of hearing arising out of and in the course of his employment. He filed his Form 9 on February 27, 1986 requesting an award for hearing aids and permanent disability. A medical doctor for the claimant determined that he had suffered a 13 percent binaural hearing impairment in the course of his employment. An audiologist for the claimant also reported that the claimant had suffered a 13 percent binaural hearing loss. The medical doctor for the employer determined that the claimant had suffered a 6 percent…