The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a fire chief’s claim for occupational hearing loss.
Case: Preece v. Kermit Volunteer Fire Department, No. 24-266, 01/14/2025, published.
Facts: Wilburn T. Preece Jr. worked as the fire chief for the Kermit Volunteer Fire Department.
He had a 17.5% permanent partial disability award for occupational hearing loss related to his prior employment as a coal miner.
Preece filed a workers’ compensation claim in 2020, asserting that he had also suffered hearing loss during his employment with the Fire Department.
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