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Togonon, Domingo D. vs. Government Service Insurance System, et al.

DOMINGO D. TOGONON, petitioner, vs. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (National Orthopedic Hospital) and REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Employees Compensation Commission), respondents.

G.R. No. L-48143 | 1982-10-23

D E C I S I O N


GUERRERO, J.:

This is a petition to review the decision of the Employees' Compensation Commission in ECC Case No. 0474 entitled "Domingo D. Togonon, Appellant, versus Government Service Insurance System (National Orthopedic Hospital), Respondent," affirming the decision of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) which denied the claim for disability benefits.

The claimant, herein petitioner Domingo D. Togonon, had been employed with the National Orthopedic Hospital in 1945 as Guard with a temporary appointment. In 1948, he became Hospital Guard with a permanent appointment, and in 1961, he was promoted to Senior...