May 21, 2020

SEAFARER HAS THE DUTY TO INFORM EMPLOYER OF CONTRARY MEDICAL FINDINGS FOR THE THIRD-DOCTOR RULE TO OPERATE

Seafarer shall submit himself to a post-employment medical examination by a company-designated physician within three working days upon his return. If a doctor appointed by the […]
June 20, 2020

PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY ARISES BY OPERATION OF LAW FOR LACK OF FINAL AND DEFINITIVE ASSESSMENT

Permanent and total disability arises by operation of law for failure to satisfy the two requisites must concur for a determination of a seafarers medical condition: […]
July 8, 2020

MEDICAL FINDINGS STATING THAT NO OTHER TREATMENT INTERVENTION IS REQUIRED AND PROVIDING A SPECIFIC DISABILITY GRADING ARE FINAL, ACCURATE, AND PRECISE

Medical findings that provide that no other treatment intervention was indicated aside from continued self-guided home exercises and as needed intake of pain medication and the […]
February 11, 2021

ASSESSMENT THAT IS NOT FINAL AND DEFINITIVE RENDERS SEAFARER’S DISABILITY AS TOTAL AND PERMANENT

Assessment by the company-designated physician should be final and definitive. Without a  valid final and definitive assessment from the company-designated doctors within the 120/240-day period, as […]
September 5, 2022

FAILURE OF THE SEAFARER TO REGULARLY REPORT TO THE COMPANY PHYSICIAN SHALL RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF THE DISABILITY BENEFIT

In the course of the treatment, the seafarer shall also report regularly to the company-designated physician specifically on the dates as prescribed by the company-designated physician […]
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