Cooper Power Systems v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

NARICK, Senior Judge.

This appeal presents two issues for our review. First, whether the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) erroneously discredited relevant causation evidence in resolving Claimant’s hearing loss claim, and second, whether the WCJ’s decision satisfied the reasoned decision requirement of Section 422(a) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). 1 Cooper Power Systems (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision and order of the WCJ, which found that Darryl McFarland (Claimant) suffered a compensable 12.5%…