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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide

March. 11, 2020
The symptoms and uncertainty associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can turn your life upside down. If you’re unable to work due to your ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, you...
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Lincoln Financial Disability Appeals: Avoid These Common Mistakes

September. 17, 2019
If you’re like many Illinois residents, you have employer-sponsored benefits from Lincoln Financial Group — and you may be running into red tape or other difficulties with your insurance adjuster....
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Is Your Neck Pain Disabling? Ask Yourself These Simple Questions

September. 10, 2019
Severe neck pain is one of the most debilitating and frustrating conditions a person can experience. It’s not uncommon for neck pain sufferers to struggle to keep up with the...
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Chronic Pain and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide

August. 13, 2019
Chronic pain is a frustrating and widely misunderstood condition that disables roughly 100 million Americans. A variety of circumstances can cause it — including trauma, surgery, cancer, and nerve damage....
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Heart Disease and Long-Term Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide

June. 25, 2019
If you’re living with heart disease and struggling to maintain steady employment, you’re not alone. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack. Nationwide, we lose...
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Stroke and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide, FAST for Stroke

June. 18, 2019
Someone in the United States experiences a stroke every 40 seconds. During a stroke, survivors can suffer permanent brain damage that negatively impacts their ability to think, move, communicate, and...
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Autoimmune Disease and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide

May. 28, 2019
Dealing with autoimmune disease can feel like you’re fighting a battle no one can see. Conditions like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and others can silently cause life-changing symptoms...
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Degenerative Disc Disease and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide 

May. 14, 2019
Chronic back pain can make it difficult to do everyday things like walking, lifting, or even focusing on a task. If you’re unable to work because of degenerative disc disease...
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Depression, Anxiety, and Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide 

April. 16, 2019
Globally, depression is the number one cause of disability. While mental health conditions are finally getting the attention they deserve, long-term disability (LTD) insurance companies are still reluctant to approve...
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Seventh Circuit: ALJ Impermissibly “Played Doctor” In Denying Fibromyalgia Disability Claim

April. 26, 2018
David A. Bryant & Jennifer Danish On April 4, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion vacating the denial of a Supplemental Security Income disability claim brought by...
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Dismissal of Medline Industries False Claims Act Case Upheld

January. 18, 2016
The Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a suit filed in 2011 under the False Claims Act on January 4, 2016, finding the Relator was merely adding details to a...
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7th Circuit Court of Appeals Critical of Vocational Evidence in Social Security Disability Case

August. 24, 2015
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals takes yet another opportunity to criticize the Social Security Administration's disability claim adjudication process in Alaura v. Colvin, decided August 18, 2015 (decision written by Judge Richard Posner). ...
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