Court Upholds Hearing Loss Award From Worker's Previous Employer

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss from the employer prior to his current one. Case: Altivia Services LLC v. Boster, No. 25-ICA-206, 02/03/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: James Boster filed a claim for occupational hearing loss in March 2023. Boster reported exposure to excessive noise while working for Rhone-Poulenc/Union Carbide from 1987 to 1996; for Aventis from 1996 to 2011; for Bayer CropScience from 2000 to 2011; for Dow Chemical from 2011 to 2019; and as an operator for Altivia Service...