Tibbs v. Dixie Bearings, Inc.

Tom Glaze, Judge.

This Workers’ Compensation case involves a hernia claim. Appellant has had surgical repair for four different hernias, but the last two are the subject of this litigation. Appellees accepted these two hernia claims as compensable and paid benefits accordingly. Before the Commission, appellant argued his entitlement to permanent disability benefits because of complications he suffered resulting from his hernia surgeries. He also claimed he was entitled to vocational rehabilitation and to an award for nursing services. Although the Commission found appellant permanently…