HOWMET CORP. v. SMITH, 1240-07-1, Unpublished (Va.App. 9-25-2007)

HOWMET CORPORATION AND INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA v. RONALD L. SMITH.

Record No. 1240-07-1.Court of Appeals of Virginia.
September 25, 2007.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

Appeal from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.

(Arthur T. Aylward; Angela F. Gibbs; Midkiff, Muncie Ross, P.C., on briefs), for appellants.

(Eugene R. Desaulniers, II, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Benton, Haley and Senior Judge Coleman.

MEMORANDUM OPINION[*]

[*] Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.

PER CURIAM.

Howmet Corporation and its insurer appeal a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to Ronald L. Smith for hearing loss as a compensable ordinary disease of life. We have reviewed the record and the commission’s opinion and hold that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm the award for the reasons stated by the commission in its final opinion. See Smith v. Howmet Corp., VWC File No. 224-25-75 (April 24, 2007). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.

Affirmed.

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