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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to find that Candido Salinas sustained a single cumulative trauma injury for bilateral hearing loss ending on his last day of employment, April 26, 2006. Consequently, liability for benefits was placed on Defense Support Services and its insurer, American Home Assurance, reversing the prior finding that the injury date was 2003. This decision determined that the applicant's continued exposure to noise after noticing hearing loss, and subsequent progression of the condition, established the later date of injury. The award was amended to reflect this new finding, including reimbursement for self-procured hearing aids and attorney fees.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to find that Candido Salinas sustained a single cumulative trauma injury for bilateral hearing loss ending on his last day of employment, April 26, 2006. Consequently, liability for benefits was placed on Defense Support Services and its insurer, American Home Assurance, reversing the prior finding that the injury date was 2003. This decision determined that the applicant's continued exposure to noise after noticing hearing loss, and subsequent progression of the condition, established the later date of injury. The award was amended to reflect this new finding, including reimbursement for self-procured hearing aids and attorney fees.
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