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DROP v. W.C.A.B. (U.S. STEEL MIN. CO.)

548 Pa. 262 (1997)

696 A.2d 1157

Richard DROP, Appellant, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (U.S. STEEL MINING CO.), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 13, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon B. John, Uniontown, for Richard Drop.

William J. McKim, Pittsburgh, for U.S. Steel Mining Company.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and NIGRO, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This case involves a claim for workers' compensation benefits for loss of hearing filed in September of 1992. The workers' compensation judge denied benefits, finding that the claimant had not proven loss of hearing for all practical intents and purposes. The Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board affirmed. While the claimant's appeal was pending in Commonwealth Court, the legislature amended the hearing loss provisions of the...

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