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    This case involved Leonis Navigation Company, Inc. appealing a lower court's ruling that Obrero, a former employee, was entitled to disability benefits. Obrero was diagnosed with schizophrenia by a company doctor, who said it was not work-related, but Obrero's own psychiatrist found that the stress of his job duties and prolonged time at sea had taxed his abilities and contributed to his condition. The Supreme Court ruled that (1) schizophrenia can be work-related and Obrero's condition was triggered by his work environment, and (2) the findings of a company-designated physician are not conclusive, and courts can rely on other medical opinions in determining disability benefits.

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    This case involved Leonis Navigation Company, Inc. appealing a lower court's ruling that Obrero, a former employee, was entitled to disability benefits. Obrero was diagnosed with schizophrenia by a company doctor, who said it was not work-related, but Obrero's own psychiatrist found that the stress of his job duties and prolonged time at sea had taxed his abilities and contributed to his condition. The Supreme Court ruled that (1) schizophrenia can be work-related and Obrero's condition was triggered by his work environment, and (2) the findings of a company-designated physician are not conclusive, and courts can rely on other medical opinions in determining disability benefits.

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    Court Rules Seaman's Schizophrenia Work-Related

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    Krish Licup
    This case involved Leonis Navigation Company, Inc. appealing a lower court's ruling that Obrero, a former employee, was entitled to disability benefits. Obrero was diagnosed with schizophrenia by a company doctor, who said it was not work-related, but Obrero's own psychiatrist found that the stress of his job duties and prolonged time at sea had taxed his abilities and contributed to his condition. The Supreme Court ruled that (1) schizophrenia can be work-related and Obrero's condition was triggered by his work environment, and (2) the findings of a company-designated physician are not conclusive, and courts can rely on other medical opinions in determining disability benefits.

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    Leonis Navigation Co. Inc. v. Obrero, G.R. No.

    192754, 7 September 2016

    JARDELEZA, J.

    FACTS: Leonis Navigation Company, Inc. (LNCI), for and on behalf of World
    Marine Panama S.A., hired Obrero as a messman onboard M/V Brilliant Arc. His
    fellow crewmates noticed that he was acting strangely, was unable to sleep well, and
    could no longer perform daily tasks. He was examined by Dr. Cruz, the company-
    designated physician, and diagnosed to have schizophreniform disorder, which he
    noted as not work-related. LNCI refused to pay Obreros total disability benefits
    because of such note. Dissatisfied, Obrero sought an opinion of a psychiatrist, Dr.
    Salceda, who noted that although Obrero was initially able to cope with the rigors and
    stress of his occupation, his coping abilities were eventually taxed as he was
    continuously exposed to the adverse situation of repeatedly being at sea for prolonged
    periods of time and that he was not able to handle the stress of being demoted from
    seaman to messman as a result of the discovery of his colorblindness.

    ISSUE: (1) Is schizophrenia a work-related disease, therefore compensable? (2) Are


    findings of company-designated physicians conclusive?

    RULING:
    (1) YES. It has been a principle laid down by this Court in many cases that work
    environment can trigger schizophrenia. In this case, Dr. Salceda's diagnosis and
    Obrero's previous unremarkable stints as a seaman reasonably support the conclusion
    that his work environment increased his risk of developing or triggering
    schizophrenia. Prior to Obreros demotion as a messman, he was able to accomplish
    his tasks without any issue. It was only after he was deployed as messman that he
    began experiencing sleep interruptions and started having persecutory delusions,
    ultimately leading to his erratic behavior. Applying the standard of substantial
    evidence, the Court finds Dr. Salceda's explanationthat Obrero's prolonged stint at
    sea eventually taxed his coping abilities which rendered him incapable of handling the
    stress of being demotedto be reasonable and highly probable.

    (2) NO. While there are instances when we sided with the company-designated
    physician, there are also cases when we upheld opposite findings. Courts are not
    bound by the assessment of the company-designated physician and the seafarer is
    given the freedom of choosing his own medical specialist. In case of conflict, the
    determination of which diagnosis should prevail would primarily depend on the
    attendant facts and expertise of the physicians, and the Court is not precluded from
    awarding disability benefits on the basis of the medical opinion of the seafarer's
    physician.

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