R. Nestereiczyk

The worker appealed a decision denying entitlement for a skin condition on her hands and feet, which she alleged was caused by flu vaccines (based on egg culture) received at work in 1999, 2000, and 2001.

The Appeals Resolution Officer reviewed the medical evidence, including reports from an allergist, a dermatologist, and occupational health specialists, all of which found no causal link between the vaccines or an egg allergy and the worker's skin condition.

The appeal was denied as there was no medical evidence to support the claim, and the temporal connection alleged by the worker was insufficient to establish causation.

The worker appealed a decision denying his claim for noise-induced hearing loss and left-sided tinnitus.

Although the worker had sufficient occupational noise exposure as a sheet metal worker, after applying the mandatory presbycusis (aging) adjustment, his hearing loss did not meet the minimum threshold for health care or non-economic loss benefits.

Because the hearing loss claim was denied, the tinnitus claim was also denied.

The Appeals Resolution Officer denied the appeal.

The worker appealed a decision denying entitlement for noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus.

The worker had a profound right-sided hearing loss and relatively normal hearing in the left ear.

The Appeals Resolution Officer found that the pattern of hearing loss was not typical of noise-induced hearing loss, which is usually bilateral and symmetrical.

As there was no evidence that the right-sided hearing loss was caused by occupational noise exposure, the associated tinnitus was also not compensable.

The appeal was denied.