Book IV — Health, Safety & Social Welfare
Article 197Second injuries.
ELI5— what this means for you
If you already have a partial disability and suffer a new work injury creating a greater disability, the State Insurance Fund covers the full new disability. If related to the previous one, only the difference is covered.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
Second injuries.
If any employee under permanent partial disability suffers another injury which results in a compensable disability greater than the previous injury, the State Insurance Fund shall be liable for the income benefit of the new disability: Provided, That if the new disability is related to the previous disability, the System shall be liable only for the difference in income benefits.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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