Flatley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Kevin Flatley (Claimant) appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying his Claim Petition for work-related hearing loss. We affirm.

On March 25, 1999, Claimant filed a Claim Petition alleging that, as of January 29, 1999, he suffers from bilateral hearing loss as a result of being exposed to extensive workplace noise while working for Mallinckrodt Chemical (Employer). Employer filed an Answer denying the allegations set forth in Claimant’s Claim Petition.

At the…