Jimmie Holifield v Mississippi Lime Company
2018 MO WCLR LEXIS
Jan 18, 2018
ALJ Strange
Atty Meyers, Micherman
Experts: Mason, Mikulec
Claimant alleges tinnitus for occupational exposure since the 1980s and filed a claim in 2015.
The ALJ notes that proof of tinnitus does not have to be established by a medical doctor instead of an audiologist.
The ALJ rejected a notice and statute of limitations defense and the condition was not reasonably discoverable until 2015 when Dr. Mason diagnosed the condition as an occupational disease.
The ALJ awarded 5% BAW for tinnitus.
The Commission affirmed without a separate opinion.
The Commission in recent years has ruled on multiple claims of hearing loss and tinnitus with the same defendants, attorneys and experts with different results.
