In re the Claim of Gonzales

—Casey, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 22, 1992, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a building superintendent in New York City, commenced a vacation to the Philippine Islands in August 1990. Claimant failed to return to his employment on his scheduled return date and sent a mailgram to his supervisor advising that he was too ill to return on the scheduled date and would present a medical certificate upon his return several…