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NABISCO BRANDS, INC. v. W.C.A.B. (TROPELLO)

763 A.2d 555 (2000)

NABISCO BRANDS, INC., Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (TROPELLO), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 5, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack T. Ribble, Jr., Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Charles J. Arena, Blue Bell, for respondent.

Before McGINLEY, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge and MIRARCHI, Senior Judge.

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Nabisco Brands, Inc. (Employer) appeals from the April 28, 2000 order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which (1) affirmed the decision of a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) to grant the claim petition filed by John Tropello (Claimant) based on a 21% binaural hearing impairment and (2) increased the award of benefits from 52 to 54.6 weeks. We affirm as modified.

Claimant began working for Employer in 1970 as a floor helper...

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