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Adrenal Gland Disorders- Yes! They Qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance!

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Adrenal Gland Disorders- Yes! They Qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance!

When your adrenal cortex works overtime, it produces an excess of corticosteroids. This can lead to all kinds of medical problems, from relatively minor issues, such as obesity, to major issues, such as psychosis, bone thinning, and even heart failure and stroke.
Maintaining a regular lifestyle with adrenal gland disorders isn’t easy, and working on a regular basis is even harder. Perhaps that’s why the Social Security Administration has decided to include hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex as a disability worthy of Social Security disability benefits for those who can meet their qualifications.

Fibromyalgia and Long Term Disability Insurance Claims

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Information you need to know about fibromyalgia and long term disability insurance – important tips to avoid or defeat denial of this chronic illness and qualify for LTD benefits.

Recently we briefly touched on the five so-called “subjective disorders” that people often have a hard time proving to their insurer in order to start collecting the disability benefits that they need.

Prudential LTD Denial Reversed Acute Back Pain

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Prudential Back Pain Denial

The Prudential Insurance Company of America is the second largest provider of group life insurance in the U.S. and a leading carrier of short term and long-term disability insurance. Our experienced disability attorneys represent Prudential LTD denial claims at the appeal and lawsuit stages of disability claims.

We recently had the chance to represent a 59 year old man from Sarasota, FL in his appeal of Prudential’s decision to deny his claim for long term disability (LTD) benefits. Our client suffers from degenerative disc disease of the spine and lower back pain from Reiter’s Syndrome.

Although our client submitted his application for disability benefits within the specifications of the policy and within the correct timeframe, Prudential denied the claim for benefits stating that our client was not disabled under the terms of the plan.

Leading Causes Of Disability

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  What is your risk of disability? How will it affect you? What is most likely to cause disability? If you become disabled, will you be able to receive disability payments? Will I qualify for workers’ compensation if I become disabled? These questions and more will be answered in this article and the accompanying informational …

Inspirational People With Disabilities

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According to the U.S. Census, about 49.7 million Americans have a disability. While the challenges of living with a disability can be immense, there are many who have overcome the odds. And through disability denial, hospital visits, therapy and more, they are hugely successful in what they do. Here are 10 truly inspiring examples of …

Winning Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits for Factitious Disorder

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If you file a claim for long term disability, one of the things the doctors and insurance representatives look for is whether or not the issues that you are suffering from are real or falsified – and if they aren’t real, if the falsification constitutes factitious disorder.

What is factitious disorder? This is a real psychological condition where someone is driven to fake the symptoms of an illness, either in themselves or another person, even when there is no logical reason to do so, such as to gain a monetary award.

Can You Win Social Security Disability Benefits for Pervasive Developmental Disorders? Try using SSA Listing 12.10

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Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders can cause people who suffer from those conditions to have severe difficulties interacting in a social manner, developing interests, and even communicating in a normal way. Because of this, these individuals often have trouble forming relationships, reading social cues, and surviving in the work environment – especially if it requires them to interact with others to do their job.

If you or someone you loves suffers from a pervasive developmental disorder that makes it difficult to keep a job, it might be possible to qualify for disability benefits through Social Security. The Social Security Administration offers two methods by which people can prove their eligibility:

Can You Win Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits for Conversion Disorder? Yes you can!

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In updating the listings of certain disorders for the DSM-5, a number of changes were made to the definitions and what doctors should look for when attempting to diagnose a patient. One of the disorders that significantly changed in the latest iteration of the DSM is conversion disorder, or functional neurological symptom disorder.

So, what exactly are they going to be looking for if you file a claim saying that you suffer from this disorder?

Altered motor or sensory function. You’ll need to display at least one symptom that shows that your voluntary motor or sensory functioning has been altered.

Does Illness Anxiety Disorder Qualify You for Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits?

Posted on: .Category: Anxiety, Disability Insurance Claims, Disabling Conditions, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Illness anxiety disorder, previously known as hypochondriasis, has gotten a facelift of sorts in the DSM-5. The portrayal of hypochondriacs in media was so pervasive (and typically negative) that experts found both laymen and professionals approaching the disorder and those who seemed to have it from a place that was less than objective, resulting in confusion and misdiagnoses.

The DSM-5 attempts to rectify that problem by both changing the name of the disorder itself and further clarifying the kind and degree of symptoms that professionals should look for when trying to diagnose it. Those filing claims for hypochondriasis – or, now, illness anxiety disorder – need to know these new guidelines so that they don’t neglect to bring up symptoms that doctors will be looking for.