him to suffer a permanent and total disability with a Grade 7 impediment rate, for which he is entitled to full compensation. The reasons cited by the CA in reversing the NLRC and LA are summarized as follows:   First, Cantomayors ailment is compensable under Section 32-A of the POEA Standard Employment Contract.[14]   Second, respondent's ailment was not pre-existing as shown by the result of his Pre-employment Medical Examination (PEME) where physicians designated by petitioners declared him fit to work. The finding that respondents ailment was already in an advanced stage when it was discovered does not preclude the possibility that it developed during his employment with petitioners.[15]   Finally, respondents disability is permanent and total because the severity of his ailment rendered him incapable of performing the work of a seafarer.[16]   The reasoning of the CA is well-founded, although we note that it was mistaken when it cited Section 32-A of the POEA Standard Employment Contract.   In Paragraph 2 of their September 29, 1998 Contract of Employment,[17] the parties incorporated the provisions of the 1996 POEA Standard Employment Contract (1996 POEA-SEC),[18] such as Section 20-B (5) which reads:   Section 20 Compensation and Benefits x x x x B. Compensation and Benefits for Injury or Illness The liabilities of the employer when the seafarer suffers injury or illness during the term of his contract are as follows: