Question juridique clé
Whether the insured was entitled to an integral compensation for the hearing impairment
Solution extraite
No. Only a 52.4% binaural hearing loss could be attributed to occupational noise exposure; the later deterioration was not causally linked to work.
Motifs extraits
The audiograms showed a stable loss during noise exposure and a marked deterioration after exposure had ended. The pattern was atypical for noise-induced loss and therefore the occupational noise was not the predominant cause of the current severe impairment.