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Osteoarthritis as a compensable seafarer’s illness

Oct 29, 2018P OAdmiralty Newsadmiralty disability, admiralty disability benefits, Admiralty law, Filipino Seafarer, filipino seafarers, marinong pinoy, Pinoy Marino, seafarer attorney, Seafarer lawyer

Monday, October 29, 2018, 3:37 p.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho Degenerative changes of the spine, also known as osteoarthritis, is considered as a work-related. due to the seafarer’s performance of tasks that clearly involved unduly heavy physical labor and joint strain. A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park. …

Leukemia as an occupational illness

Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 2:18 a.m. By Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho For a disability claim to prosper, a seafarer suffering from leukemia only needs to show that his work and contracted illness have a reasonable linkage that must lead a rational mind to conclude that the seafarer’s occupation may have contributed or aggravated the disease.…