LTV Steel Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

McCLOSKEY, Senior Judge.

LTV Steel, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), reversing the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) which denied the claim petition of Sims R. Good (Claimant). For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand in part and affirm in part.

On or about February 16, 1995, Claimant filed a claim petition, alleging that he sustained complete hearing loss for all practical intents and purposes in one or both ears, which resulted from long and continuous exposure to excessive noise during the course…