Myers v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner

McGraw, Justice:

This is an appeal by claimant, Charles I. Myers, from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which, in reversing the order of the State Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner, held his claim noncompen-sable.

On June 12, 1974, claimant filed with the Commissioner an application for occupational disease benefits alleging that he had sustained a hearing loss during the course of and resulting from his employment with United States Steel Corporation.

The Commissioner ruled the claim compensable, the employer protested, protest hearings were held, and by order of July 9,…