Where a claimant challenged the denial of his claim for permanent total disability, sufficient competent evidence supported the finding that the work-related accident was not the prevailing factor in causing the claimant’s tinnitus, so the judgment denying the claim is ...

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Where an employer challenged an award of permanent partial disability to a worker who suffered from work-related tinnitus, the commission did not err in finding that an audiologist with a doctorate in hearing science was qualified to testify as an ...

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Hall v. Treasurer (MLW No. 69436/Case No. SD34140 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.)

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