If you are suffering from prostate cancer that has resulted in you being unable to work and your claim for long term disability benefits has been denied, you should consult with a prostate cancer long term disability attorney.Many long term disability carriers will initially pay disability benefits for prostate cancer but, post-operatively, terminate their benefits on the basis that you are now able to return to work. Unfortunately, there can be many complications from prostate cancer and including problems with the side effects of radiation or medication. Those side effects alone can be the basis of continuing long term disability...

08 September

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How Asthma May Increase Your Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Posted by Nancy Cavey

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="282" caption="You May be entitled to long term disability benefits if you suffer from asthma."][/caption]Have you read the recent report from Doctors’ Lounge? Having asthma may increase a persons chances of developing diabetes and heart disease. Researchers were stunned to find a connection between asthma, diabetes and heart disease. They are not sure of the connection and obviously further research is going to be required to learn more about this connection. But, the bottom line, is that if you suffer from asthma, diabetes or heart disease and your physician has told you that you are unable to...

01 September

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Insider Secrets About Long Term Disability Carriers Estimate Your Life Expectancy in Determining How Much to Offer You in a Buyout

Posted by Nancy Cavey

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If you’ve been receiving long term disability benefits during an any occupation period, a long term disability carrier might approach you about “buy out”. They are, in other words, offering to buy out your policy by offering you a lump sum of your benefits, reduced to the present value and based on your life expectancy.Long term disability carriers have accuracies who do nothing but crunch numbers about a persons life expectancy.These factors will include:Your family and medical history. Your blood pressure Age Weight Gender Diet Alcohol use Drug use Smoking use Medical condition The extent and nature of the treatment that you’ve receive for the medical treatment. The interaction of the...

30 August

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If You Are a Floridian who suffers from diabetes, You might be Entitled to Long Term Disability Benefits

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According to report from US News, the southeastern United States has the highest rate of diabetes. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), parts of Florida have a high incidence of diabetes.Unfortunately, if you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, you may also suffer from complications such as tingling or numbness of your toes or hands or the loss of sensation in your extremities. You might have diabetic neuropathy or your diabetes may have impacted other organs.Diabetes and it’s complications may have led your doctor to tell you that you are no longer able to work.If you have purchased...

29 August

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The Secret to Getting Your Long Term Disability Benefits as a Result of Hearing Loss

Posted by Nancy Cavey

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Hearing loss has many causes, these can include:Heart disease Family history of hearing loss Working in a noisy environmentHearing loss effects more than just your ability to hear, it can limit your inability to interact with family friends and co-workers. If you have a long term disability policy and suffer hearing loss, you should apply for disability benefits. While it’s not uncommon for disability carriers to provide benefits while you are going through a treatment, including cochlear implants, don’t be surprised if the long term disability carrier denies benefits after your cochlear implant on the basis that you will be able to...

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