Muse v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

On February 16, 1973, Lester R. Muse (hereinafter “claimant”) suffered a bilateral hernia which was classified as a work-related injury. Surgery was performed on June 23, 1973, to correct the impairment and a final receipt was executed on November 21, 1973, with regard to the claimant’s workmen’s compensation benefits. Benefits were thereafter reinstated in 1977 when it was discovered that the surgery had caused the atrophy of the claimant’s right *3testicle together with the contraction of the right spermatic cord. The referee found that the cause of this condition…