(otherwise known as the POEA Standard Employment Contract) and the JSUAMOSUP CBA, of which he was allegedly covered.[6]   Micronesia, et al. denied the claim of Cantomayor but shouldered the expenses of his ongoing medical treatment. They also offered to pay him compensation for his Grade 7 permanent and partial disability based on the following recommendation of a company physician:   There is no specific item in the POEA Schedule of Disability Grading regarding his illness. The nearest item is under Abdomen #4, instead of intraabdominal organ involvement, the involved organ is the heart. Mr. Cantomayor suffered a disability grading of Grade 7 moderate residuals of disorder of inthrathoracic organ (heart).[7]   Cantomayor pressed for payment of permanent and total disability compensation amounting to US $80,000.00 and filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) Arbitration Board. Labor Arbiter (LA) Romeo Go rendered a Decision on October 16, 2000, the dispositive portion of which reads:   WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered dismissing the complaint for lack of merit. However, respondents are ordered to pay complainant the amount of US$20,900 pertaining to grade 7 disability benefits.[8]   Micronesia, et al. did not appeal from the foregoing award. It was only Cantomayor who filed an appeal with the NLRC, insisting that he be compensated for the permanent and total disability he suffered.   The NLRC dismissed his Appeal in its November 29, 2001 Decision. His Motion for Reconsideration was also denied in NLRC Resolution dated January 31, 2002.   Cantomayor filed a Petition for Certiorari which the CA granted in the September 13, 2002 Decision assailed herein, thus: