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Functional Capacity Evaluations and Your Claim for Long Term Disability Benefits

If you have been scheduled for a functional capacity evaluation you be can sure it’s because the Long Term Disability carrier doesn’t agree with what your treating physician says about your restrictions and limitations. If you have been scheduled for a functional capacity evaluation call Nancy Cavey, an experienced Long Term Disability ERISA claims denied […]

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Multiple Sclerosis and Your Long Term Disability Claim

In Multiple Sclerosis there are a number of mobility challenges you may experience because of weakness, spasticity and balance problems. Weakness is often accompanied by a stiff and heavy feeling in your legs. This weakness and spasticity in your trunk and legs can reduce your balance. It’s important that your medical records and physical therapy

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How Can the Surveillance Company Positively Identify the Long Term Disability Claimant?

Long Term Disability carriers spend a lot of money to get pictures of Long Term Disability applicants or recipients so that they can ultimately deny Long Term Disability benefits. They have to make sure they have the right person! How do they do that? The Long Term Disability carrier may provide the surveillance company with

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Depositions and Discovery in Wrongfully Denied Long Term Disability Claim

The ability to take depositions in the long term disability cases is, unfortunately, limited. That allows of insurance companies like LINA to hide the conflict of interest in its reasons for denying disability benefits. For example, Medhav-Harahwaj is a repeat offender. Ms. Harahwaj has never seen a long term disability claim that she could pay.

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How Long Term Disability Carriers Ignore Pain in Determining Own Occupation Eligibility

Many Long Term Disability carriers use the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, they search and stretch definitions of “sedentary” and “light,” close to the relevant plan definition. Additionally, carriers like Standard also ignore side effects of medication, sometimes concluding that you can discontinue the medication and be able to work. A Long Term Disability plan’s administrator

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Sleep Apnea and the MS Patient’s Claim for Long Term Disability Benefits

If you suffer from MS and are having difficulty with your long term disability claim, Nancy Cavey, experienced long term disability MS attorney, suggests that part of the problem you might be having is your failure to fully explain all the problems that you have as a result of your MS. This can include difficulty

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Estate Planning Tips for Long-Term Disability Claimants

At The Law Offices of Nancy L. Cavey, we urge our clients who are disabled because of their chronic condition to consider consulting with an estate planning attorney. Why? If you, for example have a chronic illness such as MS, Parkinson’s or even Alzheimer’s, you must have a plan and legal protections in place to

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Court Rejects Reduction of Florida First Responder’s Wage Loss Benefits By Receipt of Pension

If a first responder has a permanent impairment rating of at least 20% after having reached maximum medical improvement, the first responder might be entitled to Florida workers compensation supplemental wage loss benefits. These are very valuable money benefits and, depending on your average weekly wage and compensation rate, could be in excess of $100,000.

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