Helvetia Coal Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Helvetia Coal Company and General Recovery, Inc. (formerly Cantlon Associates, Inc.) (Employer) seeks review of the February 22, 2006 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the remand decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting the claim petition filed by Glenn Learn (Claimant) seeking benefits for a permanent hearing loss. Employer questions whether the WCJ erred in finding that Claimant had a 34.7 percent binaural impairment as a result of his occupational noise exposure; whether the medical evidence presented by…