Wardell v. Smurfit Newsprint

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the referee and holding that he is not entitled to additional benefits for compensable hearing loss.

In September, 1982, claimant filed a claim for hearing loss. Employer accepted the claim, and claimant received an award for 16.91% binaural hearing loss, resulting from 16.75% hearing loss in the right ear and 18% hearing loss in the left ear. In July, 1988, claimant filed a second claim for hearing loss, contending that his hearing had worsened since the first award. Employer denied the claim. The Board found that…