SOCHA v. W.C.A.B. (BELL ATLANTIC PA)


725 A.2d 1276 (1999)

Emil SOCHA, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (BELL ATLANTIC PA), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel K. Bricmont, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Thomas A. Schumaker, Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before FRIEDMAN, J., KELLEY, J., and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


KELLEY, Judge.

Emil Socha (claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (board) affirming the workers' compensation judge's (WCJ) decision denying his claim petition. We reverse and remand.

Bell Atlantic-Pennsylvania, Inc. (employer) employed claimant as a switchman from 1968 to the present. On or about September 25, 1995, claimant filed a claim petition. Therein, claimant alleged that he suffered bilateral hearing loss...

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