A seafarer’s coronary arterial disease is work-related and compensable due to the “aggravation” principle in disability claims. Know more:
A seafarer’s coronary arterial disease is work-related and compensable due to the “aggravation” principle in disability claims.
The PEME medical history shows that he has a pre-existing coronary hypertension among other illnesses, which was cleared by the company-designated physicians. The seafarer was medically repatriated. He appeared for medical checkups with the company-designated physicians extending to four months. While the seafarer has a preexisting illness, such does not prove that his working condition did not aggravate the illness. When it is shown that the seafarer’s work may have contributed to the establishment or, at the very least, aggravation of any pre-existing disease, the condition/illness suffered by the seafarer shall be compensable.
Aside from the fact that the seafarer’s condition is listed as an occupational disease, the undisputed fact that his pre-existing condition is controlled prior to deployment, but he later suffered episodes of heart attack on board the vessel, reasonably establish the work-relatedness of his illness.
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