Long Term Disability

For many physicians, practicing medicine isn’t just a profession—it’s a calling. Years of education, training, and dedication hone their ability to provide expert care to patients. Unfortunately, when a doctor is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, this calling can become painfully difficult to uphold. Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder that often leads to tremors, muscle [...]

Long-term disability (LTD) claims are a crucial lifeline for professionals who find themselves unable to work due to injury or illness. These claims provide financial support that helps individuals maintain their standard of living during extended periods of incapacity. Unfortunately, the process of filing an LTD claim—and ensuring its approval—is not always straightforward. Insurance companies, [...]

Long-term disability claims are complicated. If you are dealing with a claim yourself, this probably comes as no surprise. Disability claims are denied all the time, most often for either of these two reasons: The claimant does not meet the conditions for being disabled as defined in his/her contract, but usually and more likely... The [...]

The short and tragic answer is yes, and it happens to many disabled individuals. The issue is hinged on the definition of ‘disability’ as defined in your insurance policy. There are two definitions of disability in your insurance policy; “own occupation” and “any occupation.” From the time your disability policy becomes active, you are in [...]

Everything about ERISA Disability claims is confusing for the claimant. In fact, many judges find this practice of law confusing as well. Your attorney’s responsibility is to help you understand how the claim process works because many of the ins-and-outs of ERISA disability seem counterintuitive. When a client has been denied Short-Term Disability, they assume [...]

There is so much that we don't understand about certain diseases. Doctors and scientists are working around the clock, trying to understand Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and even chronic migraines. Traditional testing provides little insight into these conditions, and few tests exist to "prove" individuals have illnesses like these. Even if a doctor diagnoses your disease, [...]

It is rare that an insurance company will be awarded its attorney fees in defending your long-term disability claim in federal court. While the law allows the insurance company to apply for payment of its attorney fees if it wins your disability case, it is rare that a court will make you pay. In one [...]

A long-term disability insurance company cannot define your occupation for you. Long-term disability insurance policies typically pay a benefit if, through injury or sickness, you are no longer able to perform the material duties of your occupation. Insurance companies will often try to "generalize" your occupation so that it will be easier to deny benefits. [...]

Sometimes referred to as “invisible” medical conditions, cognitive disorders are illnesses or injuries that impair such intellectual or cognitive abilities as memory, concentration, planning and problem solving, reasoning, verbal and written communication, and other logical processes.  Cognitive injuries or disorders can also impact emotional regulation and tolerance for stress.  Many people suffer from neurocognitive disorders [...]