Practice question
A covered dispute concerns conflicting final medical gradings. The seafarer receives the chosen specialist’s contrary grading on July 1. The employer claims the statutory request clock necessarily began months earlier with the company doctor’s finding. Which is correct under Section 57’s stated request rule?
- The thirty-day request period identified there runs from receipt of the seafarer’s doctor’s findings.
- It always starts before the second doctor examines the seafarer.
- It runs from the employer’s incorporation.
- The statute gives no relevant trigger.
- The agency may privately choose any start date.
Legal references
- RA 12021, September 23, 2024, Chapter XI Sections 54, 56-58: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12021_2024.html
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