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Benjamin Segovia vs. Rep. Of the Phil., etal.

BENJAMIN SEGOVIA, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Posts), WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION (Defunct), ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER DIOSCORA C. ARELLANO and HON. SEVERO M. PUCAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46102 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

When the petitioner-claimant, Benjamin Segovia was employed as a clerk in the Bureau of Posts on July 16, 1971, he was of excellent health and good physical condition. In October of 1972, however, he began experiencing chest and back pains, severe coughing, body weakness, and rise of body temperature usually in the afternoons. The examining physician diagnosed the petitioner's condition as pulmonary tuberculosis. The petitioner underwent medical treatment for the ailment.

Sometime in December of 1972, he began complaining of nape pains, severe headache, dizziness, and sudden rise of his blood pressure....