LTV Steel Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

LTV Steel Company, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the order of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting Frederick Bleigh’s (Claimant) claim petition for binaural hearing loss benefits. We affirm.

On May 12, 1995, Claimant filed a claim petition alleging that he sustained a bin-aural hearing loss caused by exposure to noise during the course of his employment.1 Employer filed an answer denying the allegations and the case was assigned to a WCJ.

Claimant testified on his own behalf,…