Tinnitus -- a persistent ringing in the ears -- is a compensable disability under New Jersey's workers' compensation laws, even without a loss of hearing, a state appeals court has ruled in a case of first impression. The court held that the condition can meet the definition of a permanent partial disability under the state workers' compensation law, even though tinnitus doesn't qualify as hearing loss under the state's Occupational Hearing Loss Act.
August 01, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Tinnitus — a persistent ringing in the ears — is a compensable disability under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws, even without a loss of hearing, a state appeals court ruled Monday in a case of first impression.
The judges found that a worker can claim compensation if tinnitus is due in a material degree to exposure to harmful noise in the workplace, is corroborated by objective medical testing and materially impairs working ability.
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