Meniere’s Disease and Long-Term Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide
Meniere’s disease affects hundreds of thousands of Americans every year and causes disabling pain and suffering to many. Unfortunately, those who file for long-term disability are often denied due to a lack of information and assistance to help the understand the complexities of their claim. While filing a successful disability claim for Meniere’s disease can …
4 Ways Aetna Tries to Deny Long-Term Disability Claims (And How You Can Strengthen Your Case)
Aetna, as part of The Hartford, is one of the nation’s leading disability insurance providers. Aetna’s policies promised to provide financial security to policyholders who cannot work due to an accident, injury, or illness. Unfortunately, the insurance company will often deny legitimate claims for short-term and long-term disability benefits to protect its profits. If The …
What Is Long COVID and Can I Get Long-Term Disability for the Condition?
We have learned a lot about COVID-19: how it is transmitted, how we can fight the disease, and who is most at risk. However, we are only just beginning to understand how the virus affects our bodies over the long term. If you are one of the roughly 30% of coronavirus patients who are living …
Spinal Stenosis and Long-Term Disability: A Claimant’s Guide
If you’re a surgeon, dentist, or nurse, you probably spend a lot of your day bending, stooping, twisting, pushing, and reaching. This daily wear and tear can add up over time, causing spinal stenosis and other degenerative issues in your back. However, when these conditions make it impossible to work, you might face challenges in …
What to Look for in a UNUM Long-Term Disability Lawyer
UNUM and its subsidiaries, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company and Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, have earned a reputation for prioritizing profits over people. The company takes an aggressive approach to its claims, often trying to force claimants into unfair settlements by delaying or denying their claims. If you’re considering working with a UNUM long-term …
Spinal Cord Stimulators and Disability: Do I Qualify for LTD?
When you’re living with chronic back pain or a spinal cord injury, you may be willing to try anything to alleviate your symptoms. From physical therapy and surgeries to chronic pain management, doctors have a wide variety of treatment options that may improve your quality of life. Sometimes, they suggest a spinal cord stimulator. These …
Will Volunteering Impact My Long-Term Disability Benefits?
Volunteering can help disabled individuals find purpose in their lives or even prepare them for re-entry into the workforce. Unfortunately, insurance companies sometimes use volunteer activities as an excuse to terminate long-term disability (LTD) benefits. How do you balance your need to contribute to society with your personal interests? In this blog, the disability insurance lawyers …
Is Seeing Believing? Disability Insurance Surveillance and Credibility
Disability insurance companies frequently use video surveillance and other tactics, hoping to prove you’re exaggerating your symptoms. While no one likes the feeling of being watched, most surveillance is harmless. In this article, the experienced disability insurance lawyers at Bryant Legal Group outline common surveillance tactics and suggest ways you can protect your privacy and preserve your …
Long-Term Disability for Nurses: Get the Benefits You Deserve
Nurses and other healthcare professionals spend their days focused on other people’s health and wellness. However, when healthcare workers find themselves unable to work due to their own chronic health conditions, illnesses, or injuries, they often find themselves in unfamiliar territory, navigating the medical and disability insurance systems as a claimant and patient. It’s a …
Are Short and Long-Term Disability Benefits Taxable?
Whether you’re interested in submitting a claim for long-term disability benefits, are currently involved in a disability insurance dispute, or are already getting benefits, chances are you’ve at least considered the tax consequences. Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer to the question, “are short- and long-term disability benefits taxable?.” Instead, it depends on your circumstances. At Bryant …