Case Digest (G.R. No. 89558)
Facts:
This is Izola L. Aquino v. Employees Compensation Commission and Government Service Insurance System, G.R. No. 89558, promulgated August 22, 1991, the Supreme Court Second Division, Paras, J., writing for the Court.Izola L. Aquino (petitioner) was a public school teacher assigned in San Pablo City since 1948. In about 1980, after some 32 years of service, she was hospitalized for a heart ailment diagnosed as Acute Myocardial Infarction. In 1985 she suffered another attack of Acute Myocardial Infarction secondary to Coronary Artery Disease, which required confinement at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital. On July 18, 1985, at age 60, she was forced to retire as a direct consequence of her cardiac condition.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) found the ailment service-connected and paid temporary disability benefits for 60 days (March–April 1980 and March 26–April 3, 1985) and what it characterized as permanent partial disability benefits covering 19 months (June 18, 1985 to January 17, 1987). By letter dated March 27, 1987, petitioner asked GSIS to convert her award from permanent partial to permanent total disability. GSIS denied the conversion, ruling that her disability at retirement corresponded only to the permanent partial category and that she had already received the maximum benefits for that degree of disability.
On administrative appeal the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) affirmed the GSIS denial. Petitioner filed a pe...(Pro-only)
Issues:
- Is petitioner Izola L. Aquino entitled to permanent total disability benefits rather than permanent partial disability ben...(Pro-only)
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