Bertrand P. Tracy Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish,

The claimant filed a petition for compensation alleging a work-related hernia and leg injury. The referee found that the injuries were work-related and that the claimant was totally disabled, and the Board affirmed. On appeal, the employer alleges that the finding of a work-related injury was- not based on substantial evidence, and that the finding that the claimant gave oral notice of his injury to his employer was likewise not based on substantial evidence. We affirm.

Normally, where there is no obvious causal connection between a claimant’s injuries and his…