Practice question
An EC death-benefit claim concerns a disease not listed in Annex A. The administering agency rejects it solely because the disease is unlisted and refuses to consider evidence that working conditions increased the risk. Is that approach correct?
- Yes; unlisted means permanently excluded.
- No; the rules permit proof of increased risk from working conditions.
- Yes; death claims never involve sickness.
- Yes; only the employer may offer work-related evidence.
- No; because every unlisted disease must be paid without proof.
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/48368 — Amended Rules on Employees' Compensation, Rule III Sections1–3 and Rule IV Section1.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/22/68420 — SSS v. Simacas, G.R.217866, June20 2022, main opinion, reasonable work connection and substantial evidence.
- https://ecc.gov.ph/frequently-asked-questions/ — ECC official explanation of compensable sickness and injury.
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