Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. General Dynamics Corp.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

We have before us a petition by the Director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (Director) for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board (Board) of the United States Department of Labor. The order affirms a decision made by the Administrative Law Judge (AU) in resolving a claim for hearing loss, partially incurred while at work, made by a worker against his employer. The appeal presents us with varying definitions of “prior payments,” “previous claims” and “subsequent injuries” in a way that hides the reality of their meaning underneath…