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MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied an appeal filed by a seafarer in seeking compensation for a mental disorder that he claims to have acquired while working for a shipping company. In its resolution written by Associate Justice Ramon A. Cruz and dated February 21, the court upheld its Dec. 27, 2019 decision which in turn upheld the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) ruling dismissing the case filed by Jeffrey Diaz Valdez against Magsaysay Maritime Corp. and Princess Cruise Lines. The CA said Valdez "failed to discharge his burden of presenting substantial evidence" and that such failure "meant that his claim for disability compensation was groundless". Valdez was hired as a ship security guard for a contract for less than a year in 2017 and was assigned to the Grand Princess cruise ship. In October 2017, he filed a complaint before the company's Human Resources Department about his fellow workers claiming he was being ill-treated. By November ....

United States , Justice Ramona Cruz , Jeffrey Diaz Valdez , National Labor Relations Commission , Philippine Overseas Employment Administration , National Center , Mental Health , Magsaysay Maritime Corp , Human Resources Department , Associate Justice Ramon , Magsaysay Maritime , Princess Cruise , Grand Princess , Manila The Court Of Appeals Ca Has Denied An Appeal Filed Bya Seafarer In Seeking Compensation Fora Mental Disorder That He Claims To Have Acquired While Working Shipping Company Its Resolution Written By Associate Justice Ramona Cruz And Dated February 21 , He Court Upheld Its Dec 27 , 019 Decision Which In Turn Upheld The National Labor Relations Commission Nlrc Ruling Dismissing Case Filed By Jeffrey Diaz Valdez Against Magsaysay Maritime Corp And Princess Cruise Lines Ca Said Quot Failed To Discharge His Burden Of Presenting Substantial Evidence That Such Failure Meant Claim For Disability Compensation Was Groundless Hired Asa Ship Security Guard Fora Contract Less Thana Year 2017 Assigned Grand October , E Fileda Complaint Before The Company 39s Human Resources Department About His Fellow Workers Claiming He Was Being Ill Treated By November 2017 , E Was Disembarked In Hawaii And Subsequently Repatriated To The Philippines Back Country , E Was Diagnosed Bya Company Physician With Schizophreniform Disorder In 2019 , E Was Diagnosed At The National Center For Mental Health As Having Quot Bipolar Affective Disorder Current Episode Depressed With Psychosis Convinced That He Acquired Condition While Employed , E Sued The Company But Nlrc Instead Ruled To Dismiss Suit In Claiming For Damages , Aldez Said The Company Doctor 39s Explanation That Disability Is Not Work Related Sufficient And Schizophreniform Disorder Found In Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Poea List Of Occupational Diseases , T Does Not Automatically Preclude It From Being Compensable Ruling Against Him , He Ca Said Quot While It Is True That There Isa Disputable Presumption His Illness Work Related , Aldez Cannot Simply Rely On Such Presumption Quot He Should Have Adduced Substantial Evidence That His Work Conditions Caused , R At The Least Increased Risk Of Contracting His Illness For Example ,