Freeman v. Mobil Oil Corp.

— Appeals from decisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed December 22, 1971, February 9, 1973 and July 3, 1973. On April 16, 1969, in the course of a routine periodic physical examination, the employer’s plant physician discovered that claimant had bilateral inguinal hernias. Claimant was unaware of this condition until discovered by the plant physician. At that time, claimant could not remember any incident when he injured himself. It appearing that the hernias did not require immediate attention, the plant physician advised the claimant to have them repaired when convenient. On…