High Court Upholds Award to Worker for Hearing Loss Outside of Ratings by AMA Guides

The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld an award of vocational disability to a worker for his high-frequency hearing loss, despite the absence of an impairment rating for his condition under the 6th Edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Case: Lambdin v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. W2013-01597-SC-WCO-WC, 01/29/2015, published. Facts: Orville Lambdin worked for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for 37 years, retiring in 2009. Procedural History: After his retirement, Lambdin filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits ...