OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER.
By statute, workers' compensation claimants suffering hearing loss may not receive income benefits unless their whole person impairment rating ("WPI")—as determined by converting their binaural (both ears) impairment under the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ("Guides
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