Montgomery Cnty. v. Cochran & Bowen

Montgomery County, Maryland v. Anthony G. Cochran and Andrew Bowen, Nos. 662 & 2930, September Term, 2018. Opinion by Nazarian, J. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION – OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS – CALCULATION OF TOTAL AVERAGE HEARING LOSS – MEANING OF “LOWEST MEASURED LOSSES” IN LE § 9-650(b)(2)(i) Retired firefighter filed for compensation for occupational deafness. Two audiograms were performed. The earlier-in-time audiogram showed more hearing loss than the later one. The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (the “Commission”) did not err in calculating firefighter’s total average hearing loss under LE…