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Poral, Dolores P. vs. Employees' Compensation Commission, et al.

DOLORES P. PORAL, petitioner, vs. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (Ministry of Education and Culture), respondents.

G.R. No. L-62284 | 1984-08-31

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Public respondent Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) denied the claim of Dolores P. Poral, a teacher at Iwa Macatol Elementary School, Pototan, Iloilo, for disability benefits due to glaucoma.

Petitioner Dolores P. Poral, a 55-year old teacher, applied for retirement because of her ailment of acute glaucoma. She felt intense pain and blurring of vision in 1957 and she was advised to undergo an operation. Dr. Eduardo Gonzaga performed eye-surgery but, notwithstanding, she frequently missed her classes due to eye pain and blurring of vision.

On December 1, 1972, she again experienced severe pain and was...