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2015-12-09 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| It is for this very reason that the seafarer is given the freedom of choosing his own doctor[80] and why the Court is not precluded from awarding disability benefits on the basis of the medical opinion of the seafarer's physician.[81] | |||||
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2015-08-19 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| It was held that a claimant, in submitting himself to examination by the company-designated physician, does not automatically bind himself to the medical report issued by the company-designated physician; neither are the labor tribunals and the courts bound by said medical report. Its inherent merit will be weighed and duly considered. The claimant may dispute the medical report issued by the company-designated physician by seasonably consulting another physician. The medical report issued by said physician will also be evaluated by the labor tribunal and the court based on its inherent merits.[41] In this case, respondent failed to dispute the declaration of fit to work by the company-designated physician by not timely consulting another physician. | |||||