Van Voorhis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

By his petition for writ of review, the petitioner, an applicant for permanent disability benefits, following denial of his petition for reconsideration, seeks review of an award made by respondent board in an opinion and order granting reconsideration to respondent employer and its decision after reconsideration. Applicant claims benefits for a hearing loss allegedly suffered during employment for a period commencing in 1937, and terminating with his retirement October 31, 1963, but only discovered to be industrially related on September 7, 1971. He contends that the…