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2011-11-23 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| Clearly, the above-quoted Medical Certificate[42] is sufficient to prove that the working condition of Besitan increased his risk of contracting Glomerulonephritis. In claims for compensation benefits, a doctor's certification as to the nature of a claimant's disability deserves full credence because no medical practitioner would issue certifications indiscriminately.[43] As we see it then, Besitan was able to prove by substantial evidence his entitlement to compensation benefits under PD No. 626. | |||||
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2009-03-17 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| At the onset, Cordero was given a clean bill of health and declared fit-to-work when she was employed by GSIS in 1987. But in 1995, she contracted hypertension. While End Stage Renal Disease secondary to Chronic Glomerulonephritis is not among those enumerated as an Occupational Disease under Annex "A" of the ECC Rules,[23] it is scientifically linked to hypertension, a compensable illness.[24] Hence, we cannot close our eyes to the reasonable connection of her work vis-à-vis her ailment. | |||||
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2005-10-20 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Section 1 (b), Rule III, of the Rules Implementing Presidential Decree No. 626, as amended, states that for the sickness and the resulting disability or death to be compensable, the same must be an "occupational disease" included in the list provided (Annex "A"), with the conditions set therein satisfied; otherwise, the claimant must show proof that the risk of contracting it is increased by the working conditions.[17] | |||||
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2005-08-16 |
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J. |
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| In Government Service Insurance System v. Gabriel,[12] we ruled that acute myocardial infarction is listed as an occupational disease, and its incidence, whether or not associated with a non-listed ailment, is enough basis for requiring compensation. And in Republic v. Mariano,[13] we reiterated our ruling in Gabriel that heart disease and hypertension are compensable illnesses. | |||||