Under what condition will eyeglasses and hearing aids be replaced?

Under what condition will eyeglasses and hearing aids be replaced?

• A. In any breakage event.
• B. Only if injury to them is incident to an injury causing disability.
• C. Only if the breakage occurs within one year.
• D. Never.

Answer: (B)

Replacement happens only when the eyeglasses or hearing aids are damaged as part of the same work-related incident that caused the disability. That means the device must be harmed directly by the injury, not due to unrelated wear or accidental breakage after the fact. So, if the breakage is incident to the injury causing disability, replacement is covered; otherwise, it isn’t. The other options would either imply automatic replacement for any breakage, impose an arbitrary time limit, or deny replacement altogether, none of which fits the principle that the device’s damage must be linked to the injury.

Replacement happens only when the eyeglasses or hearing aids are damaged as part of the same work-related incident that caused the disability. That means the device must be harmed directly by the injury, not due to unrelated wear or accidental breakage after the fact. So, if the breakage is incident to the injury causing disability, replacement is covered; otherwise, it isn’t. The other options would either imply automatic replacement for any breakage, impose an arbitrary time limit, or deny replacement altogether, none of which fits the principle that the device’s damage must be linked to the injury.