Jones v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

These consolidated cases are appeals from the denial by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (board) of claimants’ requests for rehearings pursuant to section 426 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act). 1

William W. Jones and Dolphus J. Frieson (claimants) filed hearing loss claims pursuant to section 306(c) of the Act, 77 P.S. § 513 on January 30, 1985 and May 5, 1986, respectively. At separate hearings before a referee, claimants presented the deposition testimony of John T. Balko, M.A., a certified and licensed audiologist. Midland-Ross Corporation (employer)…