Sun Oil Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Sun Oil Company (Employer) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board). The Board affirmed the decision of the *1132Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ)1-to grant benefits to Wilford Carroll (Claimant) for his hearing loss, including a ten-week healing period, even though Claimant had retired prior to discovering his hearing loss was work-related. We affirm the Board in part and reverse in part.

Claimant worked for Employer from 1945 until March 5, 1985, when he retired. On June 23, 1986, Claimant filed a claim petition against…