Tag Archives: Jacksonville Disability Lawyer
The Challenges of Long-Term Disability Claims for those with Parkinson’s
Most everyone with a Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Policy understands that its intention is to provide financial support when the policyholder becomes unable to work as a result of a disability. However, to ensure that each claim for benefits is viable, LTD insurance companies examine each claim very thoroughly. This can be a source… Read More »
Securing SSDI Benefits for Disabled Adult Children
While Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides benefits for individuals who have suffered a disability, based in part on an individual’s work history, this rule does not apply to all recipients. Typically, SSDI claimants must be able to point to some work experience as a prerequisite to qualifying for coverage. However, in some cases,… Read More »
Do Long-Term Disability Benefits Cover Fibromyalgia?
As part of an employment offer, many companies provide health benefits for their employees. One of these benefits, which is typically overlooked, is long-term disability (LTD) benefits, which pay benefits when an employee becomes disabled and is unable to work. However, as is the case with all dealings with insurance companies, getting the LTD… Read More »
Ensuring You Have Enough Long-Term Disability Coverage
Maintaining an insurance policy is an important part of a person’s physical and financial health. The purchased coverage is the intended to see a person through a medical and/or financial crisis, and when it comes to dealing with a long-term disability, having the policy operate as promised is essential. Having a source for lost… Read More »
Appealing A Long-Term Disability Insurance Denial In Court
Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance is intended to provide a policyholder with a replacement of income if he/she becomes disabled for a long period of time. Typically, however, the LTD insurance company will require definitive proof of the disability, as well as confirmation of the length of the disability, before it will pay out according… Read More »
Can Chronic Pain Be The Basis For A Long-Term Disability Claim?
As part of their benefits packages, many employers provide long-term disability (LTD) insurance coverage to their employees. Although it generally provides a financial benefit if and when an employee in incapacitated with an injury, thus making it very similar to both workers’ compensation benefits and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, there are some distinctions…. Read More »
Impaired Vision As A Basis For SSDI Claims
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is intended to provide financial support for individuals who are unable to work as a result of a long-lasting or permanent disability. To ensure that the financial support is distributed efficiently and only to those who truly are in need, the Social Security Administration (SSA) evaluates all applications for… Read More »
Long-Term Disability Insurance And Part-Time Employment
Long-Term Disability (LTD) benefits can be a very crucial, although usually overlooked, aspect of an employee’s compensation package. Stories abound about LTD insurance being of greater importance than life insurance, especially given that, statistically, 25% of all workers will have a long-term disability, causing them to miss a substantial amount of work. Typically, LTD… Read More »
What To Do When Long-Term Disability Claims Are Denied
Many adults possess a long-term disability (LTD) policy, either provided by their employer or through the purchase of a policy on their own. Insurance agents who sell these plans always seem to have the answer to any question they hear from the customer. The agent’s claim that a policyholder has a greater chance of… Read More »
Mental Illness And Social Security Disability Benefits
Conventional wisdom holds that any form of disability benefits, such as those offered by Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), which prevents someone from continuing their normal routine of life will most likely be of the physical variety. However, in reality, more than a quarter of all SSDI applications claim a mental disability or illness… Read More »
