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The Court of Appeals affirmed the Full Commission's denial of plaintiff's workers' compensation claim for occupational hearing loss, finding she failed to establish causation between her hearing loss and workplace noise exposure.
1. Workers' Compensation — hearing loss — causal link to occupation — not established The Industrial Commission's conclusion in a workers' compensation case that a 911 dispatcher had not suffered an occupational hearing loss within the meaning of the statue was proper. Plaintiff did not establish a causal link between her hearing loss and her alleged workplace exposure. 2. Workers' Compensation — hearing loss — findings — supported by evidence The findings of the Industrial Commission in a workers' compensation case involving hearing loss by a 911 dispatcher were supported by the evidence. 3. Workers' Compensation — deputy commissioner's findings — consideration by full Commission The Industrial Commission did not err in a workers' compensation case in its consideration of the deputy commissioner's findings of fact. The full Commission may weigh the same evidence that was presented to the deputy commissioner and decide for itself the weight and credibility of the evidence. It may even strike the deputy commissioner's findings entirely. 4. Appeal and Error — notice of appeal — timeliness — direct appeal from agency — Rule 18 The Court of Appeals had no jurisdiction over defendant's appeal in a workers' compensation case where the notice of appeal was not timely under Rule 18 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure. This is a direct appeal from an administrative agency rather than a civil case, so that it is governed by Rule 18 rather than Rule 3.
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unemployment benefits; discharge; voluntary departure; misconduct; benefit eligibility.
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