People with Long Term Disability Insurance, ERISA Disability, Social Security Disability or Veterans Disability claims often have psychological problems that limit their ability to work. Many claimants with serious physical problems, especially if they have been having pain for a long time, develop emotional aspects to their physical impairments. It is important that disabled claimants explain any emotional problems because it is often the emotional aspect of pain that interferes the greatest with the ability to work. Common problems include:
- difficulty concentrating
- forgetfulness
- nervousness
- a quick temper
- difficulty getting along with others
- avoiding other people
- crying spells
- depression
If a disabled claimant has some of these problems, they may have difficulty with their ability to understand, carry out and remember instructions, to make judgments, to respond to supervisors, co-workers and usual work situations and dealing with changes in a routine work setting. They may have difficulty dealing with stress, which is a very individual thing. Different people find different things stressful.
Sometimes claimants have trouble putting their finger on exactly what it is about work that they find stressful. Some examples of things some people find stressful in work include:
- meeting deadlines
- completing job tasks
- working with others
- working quickly
- trying to work with precision
- doing complex tasks
- making decisions
- working within a schedule
- dealing with supervisors
- being criticized by supervisors
- simply knowing that work is supervised
- the monotony of routine
- getting to work regularly
- fear of failure at work
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Sometimes people find routine, repetitive work stressful because of the monotony of routine, no opportunity for learning new things, little latitude for decision-making, lack of collaboration on the job, underutilization of skills, or the lack of meaningfulness of work. Think about whether you find any of these things particularly stressful. If so, discuss them with your lawyer. If you have questions about how mental limitations can affect your Long Term Disability Insurance, ERISA Disability claims, Social Security Disability or Veterans Disability claims, visit us at disabilitydenials.com.
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