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Mar 27, 2017 seafarers disability benefits poea-sec maritime law company-designated physician third doctor

Seafarers Disability Claims Upholding Company Doctors Assessment Absent Third Opinion

Supreme Court clarifies when a company-designated physician's disability grading prevails over a seafarer's private doctor in POEA-SEC claims.

Jan 14, 2015 maritime-law seafarer-disability poea-sec collective-bargaining-agreement third-doctor-referral labor-law

Seafarers Disability Claims: Why Following POEA-SEC and CBA Procedures Matters

SC ruling explains why seafarers must follow POEA-SEC and CBA procedures, including third-doctor referral, before filing disability claims.