6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly did not observe the third-doctor referral provision, no error can be attributed to the Court of Appeals when it gave greater weight to the findings of the companydesignated physician. VI On a final note, the POEA Standard Employment Contract was amended in 2010.[132] One amendment provides that a disability grading shall no longer depend on the number of days of treatment, specifically: SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS A. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS 6. In case of permanent total or partial disability of the seafarer caused by either injury or illness the seafarer shall be compensated in accordance with the schedule of benefits enumerated in Section 32 of his Contract. Computation of his benefits arising from an illness or disease shall be governed by the rates and the rules of compensation applicable at the time the illness or disease was contracted. The disability shall be based solely on the disability gradings provided under Section 32 of this Contract, and shall not be measured or determined by the number of days a seafarer is under treatment or the number of days in which sickness allowance is paid. (Emphasis in the original) WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is DENIED and the Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 123163 is AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED. Carpio, (Chairperson), Del Castillo, and Mendoza, JJ., concur. Brion, J., on leave. [1] Rollo, p. 135, Maricel S. Nonay's Memorandum. [2] Id. at 49, Court of Appeals Decision. [3] Id. [4] Id. at 135-136, Maricel S. Nonay's Memorandum. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/61719 19/26